Monthly Archives: August 2026

A protracted era of systemic breakdown

Wolfgang Streeck: Before capitalism will be over, there will a long time of crisis, or crises, of frictions between institutions and expectations that no longer fit together, of contested experiments trying to restore the old order or to introduce a … Continue reading

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Possible targets

Guardian: CBS News reported that the US and Israel were planning joint strikes, possibly throughout the weekend, with oil refineries and power plants among possible targets. This line is buried in the middle of the Guardian article. The US plans to bomb … Continue reading

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This reminds me of all the social media comments, many of them likely produced by scripts, in response to posts about Israeli atrocities over the last years. “Just return the prisoners” was used to justify any amount of bombing, bombing … Continue reading

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Israel expands extermination zone in Gaza

Electronic Intifada: Israel is escalating its attacks on Palestinians as the so-called yellow line pushes west, expanding the death zone in Gaza; and as Israeli lynch mobs and soldiers enact pogroms in the occupied West Bank with impunity. Israeli warplanes … Continue reading

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