The pathological entitlement of the supremacist
Originally published at Counterpunch. In recent days, the CPAC conference has brought us a number of most unusual spectacles. It…
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Liberal Capitalism is Dead
From its beginnings out of the European Enlightenment, Liberal capitalism was based on a promise of progress through justice predicated…
The Neoliberal Virus
This article originally appeared at Counterpunch. To date, and to the extent that alleged political leaders have even tried to…
The Political Uses of Pandemic
This article originally appeared on Counterpunch. Crisis has long had political uses for ruling groups. As I wrote in a…
The Oldest Trick in the Book: Panic-Driven Scapegoating in History and Recurring Patterns of Persecution (Springer 2020)
About this book This book investigates the normalisation of blame-shifting within ideological discourse as a broad feature of history, working…
Social Ecology in the Capitalocene
New journal piece from yours truly at the revamped website for the journal of the Institute of Social Ecology, Harbinger.…
A Penal State of Mind
Australian nationalism promotes the claim of a nation-state united under the Australian flag, but thanks in particular to racism and…
Rising Above the Thinking that Created the Climate Crisis
Advance apologies for the not very accessible writing style. As a clear and present threat to humanity, the climate crisis…
Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve
Debney, B. (2019). Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve. In C. M. Hall, The Routledge Handbook…
Crisis-Afflicted Humanity is like an Alzheimer’s Patient Lost in the Forest
Originally published on Counterpunch. A couple of very useful quotes are attributed to Einstein. The first is his definition of…