Make no mistake; a social war is being fought between capital and the subaltern classes who are behind the populists – the party of punitive forces of the rich and the party of populists. This is the matrix of all power struggles today, and the social war of our time.
The self-destructive tendencies in western democracies in recent times Shklar would have found abhorrent, and it is in this context that her last lectures provide most food for thought.
Can liberalism be saved from obsolescence and does this really matter? Did the recent European elections spare us the irresistible fall of the establishment?
El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) está llevando a cabo detenciones de personas sin antecedentes penales, acusadas de ser delincuentes inmigrantes ilegales. English
There has been a mass crackdown on undocumented migration in the US, and the Inmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been known to deceive and demean migrants to comply with orders. Español
Only as second best will the EU opt to act alone. By becoming better able to act, Europeans will, by definition, be more able to work effectively with partners.
Ultra-conservatives have launched homophobic campaigns against Disney and Marvel for 'LGBT propaganda'. It seems laughable but it’s part of a coordinated backlash.