Marx’s vision of socialism by Brian Jones

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Brian Jones SocialistWorker.org March 4, 2009 Socialism isn’t a utopian dream. It is a part of the real world, a struggle already in progress. Brian Jones examines Marx’s revolutionary ideas in this last of three articles. KARL MARX is widely condemned as a utopian dreamer. The irony in this is the fact that [...]

Imperialism 101 – Chapter 1 of Against Empire by Michael Parenti (1995)

by Michael Parenti Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.michaelparenti.org Sept. 22, 2010 Imperialism has been the most powerful force in world history over the last four or five centuries, carving up whole continents while oppressing indigenous peoples and obliterating entire civilizations. Yet, it is seldom accorded any serious attention by our academics, media commentators, and political leaders. [...]

Denial, Selective Perception and Military Atrocities by Felicity Arbuthnot

Warning This article and links to other websites may contain words/graphics depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be read/viewed by a mature audience. by Felicity Arbuthnot Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted at Global Research 22 September, 2010 “Wrong from the start.” (Ezra Pound, 1885-1972.) When the horrors of the sadistic, near necrophile behaviour of U.S., [...]

What Do Empires Do? by Michael Parenti

by Michael Parenti Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.michaelparenti.org February 2010 Sept. 22, 2010 When I wrote my book Against Empire in 1995, as might be expected, some of my U.S. compatriots thought it was wrong of me to call the United States an empire. It was widely believed that U.S. rulers did not pursue empire; [...]

Marx becomes a Marxist by Brian Jones

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Brian Jones SocialistWorker.org February 25, 2009 Karl Marx developed his ideas in an era of when young people were dedicating their lives to a struggle for new rights and freedoms. Brian Jones examines Marx’s revolutionary ideas in this second of three articles. HOW DID Karl Marx become a Marxist? Marx developed his idea [...]