Thatcher the snatcher

took away milk from youngsters as Education Minister prior to becoming PM in England. She thought Mandela was a terrorist and counted Pinochet as a pal. Chile in the 70s &amp 80s is where the Chicago College very first attempted out their financial policies(we get in touch with Neoliberalism) Which have been enacted by Thatcher, Reagan whose death was also celebrated in 2003. Ofcourse Canada had Mulroney… issues went poor in 2008 http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/04/ten/thatcherism_and_margaret_thatcher_are_both_dead_walkom.html &nbsp

The Query of Socialism

The Question of Socialism (and Beyond!) Is About to Open Up in These United States By Gar Alperovitz, Truthout Classically, the central idea undergirding numerous forms of “socialism” (and there have been several, several types, some of which use the terminology, some not) is democratic ownership of “the signifies of production,” or “capital,” or much more simply, “productive wealth.” Really apart from inquiries of exploitation, systemic dynamics (and “contradictions”), the core idea is simple and straightforward: These who personal wealth – and the corporations that operate it – have far far more power to manage any method than those who don’t. In a nation in which a mere 400 individuals own a lot more wealth than the bottom 180 million together, the point need to be clear. What is new in our time in history is that the conventional compromise position – namely progressive, or social democratic or liberal politics – has lost is capacity to offset such power even in the modest (compared, for instance, to many European states) methods the American welfare state once represented. Certainly, the emerging path is to cut back previous gains in several regions – not to sustain or enlarge them. Even Social Safety is now on the table for cuts. Full write-up: http://truth-out.org/news/item/15680