Ideology in the 21st century
In fact, it would not be hyperbolic to suggest that every minor detail of human behaviour – from aesthetic preference to modus operandi – can be predetermined based on an analysis of…
Writing From the Left, Changing the Conversation
In fact, it would not be hyperbolic to suggest that every minor detail of human behaviour – from aesthetic preference to modus operandi – can be predetermined based on an analysis of…
Over the past forty years or so, neoliberalism has contributed to the impoverishment of our language by the misuse of certain words. The aim of a Neoliberalspeak dictionary is to give some…
So you think you live in a democracy? Well, you are right, you do. But it’s not quite the democracy you probably think. I just pulled this definition off my…
CAPITALISM prides itself on being a provider of choice. Whereas socialist regimes allegedly restrict, capitalism liberates the individual, enabling them to make free choices in the economic sphere. Yet, it…
This was inspired by George Orwell’s Newspeak. According to Orwell: “No word .. was ideologically neutral. A great many were euphemisms. Such words, for instance, as joycamp (forced-labour camp) or Minipax…
If we want to bring about a fundamental change in our economy and take back control, economic democracy is key. We are still in an age of neoliberal austerity despite…