Although (the majority of) the American intelligentsia, which used be considered leftist, and (most of) the media has submited themselves to the pro-war power group lead by the Bush style, neoconservative, fundamentalist-religious mission, there are progressive movements and communities in the USA, which do not join the narrow-minded "patriotic" choir and turn against the "narrathemes" defining and dominating public discourse.
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The decisive year of Latin American Left
Latin America pays a high price for being the Number One laboratory of neoliberal experimentation in the past quarter of a century: the area has now turned into one of the most unstable regions in both economic, political and social sense. 2003 could be a decisive year for the future of the continent.
State socialist experiments – historical lessons
The consistent, scientific and critical analysis of historical, real state socialism has practically failed to develop. In order to obtain a clear picture, state socialism should be examined in its own age and the historical, economic, legal and political context, in which it existed, which limited its scope. Reform experiments of state socialism, discussions at the time reflected such problems of the age, which are, partly or on the whole, still relevant.
How to be “intelligently” anti-American?
There are two types of anti-Americanism. One of them criticizes America by rejecting democracy and the rest of the fundamental values. The other confronts America with the difference between principles, propaganda and its practice. The latter is very important (even) to America.
The reclaim of recollection
Socio-mental speculations upon a historical exhibition about the role of the Wehrmacht in World War Two.