Pete Dolack

1 month ago | counterpunch.org | Pete Dolack |Jeffrey St. Clair

The failures of the neoliberal brand of capitalism — and capitalism as a system itself — were once again on display in the February 23 German elections. In a political vacuum, with mainstream parties unable to offer anything other than the austerity that has been imposed for decades, the extreme right gains adherents. The 21 […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here.

1 month ago | counterpunch.org | Jeffrey St. Clair |Pete Dolack

+ The Netanyahu government has circulated a plan for Gaza that places the Strip under tighter Israeli control than before the war, shattering any notion that Israel is preparing to end its occupation. Under the plan, which Israel sent to the UN and humanitarian aid groups, aid would be distributed inside “humanitarian bubbles” under the […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here.

2 months ago | counterpunch.org | Pete Dolack |Jeffrey St. Clair

The “shock and awe” tactics of the new Trump administration, as opponents have dubbed them, leave no doubt that the Trump coalition of far-Right ideologues, White supremacists, misogynists and Christian fundamentalists intend to impose as much of their agenda as quickly as possible before an organized opposition can coalesce. That the corporate media is treating […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here.

Jan 12, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Pete Dolack |Peter Bach

People in Global South countries have agency. They can and do understand the realities of their material conditions. Apparently it is necessary to write the preceding two sentences. You, dear reader, may be wondering why I have written such obvious statements. Don’t people everywhere possess agency, the ability to understand and act upon the political, cultural and social conditions of their community, nation and country? Yes of course they do. So why write the obvious?

Dec 29, 2024 | counterpunch.org | Pete Dolack

Fredric Jameson is no longer here to remind us that imagining the end of the world is easier than imagining the end of capitalism, but the just concluded COP29 climate summit has refreshed our memory. Although securing profits is the primary goal of fossil fuel corporations along with the governments that love them, and the […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here.