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Sources Select ResourcesBrexit: It's Not About the EU, It's About the EZHungerford, David Article 2016 Counter Punch "Politics is the concentrated essence of economic forces in motion."
Forget the politics of the June 23 Brexit referendum for a minute. Let's take a look at the money. Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and Contempt for DemocracyIntroduction to the July 2, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2016 Connexions A constant theme in elite reaction to the Brexit referendum, expressed especially through the mainstream media, has been a visceral contempt for democracy. Ordinary working people are portrayed as stu... Brexit and the new hostility to participatory democracySparrow, Jeff Article 2016 Overland The reaction to Brexit illustrates the desperate need for the Left to return to first principles. For, as the result broke on social media, a remarkable number of progressives directed their anger not... Democracy was never intended for degeneratesMalik, Kenan Article 2016 Pandaemonium This is not a left vs right debate -- today, as a century ago, the anti-democratic impulse comes from both left and right, from both reactionaries and self-defined progressives. European Unification Divides Europeans: How Forcing People Together Tears Them ApartJohnstone, Diana Article 2016 CounterPunch Unification of Europe has brought about radical new divisions within Europe. The most significant split is between the people and their political leaders. How Western Military Interventions Shaped the Brexit VoteWilpert, Gregory; Hudson, Michael Article 2016 CounterPunch Michael Hudson argues that military interventions in the Middle East created refugee streams to Europe that were in turn used by the anti-immigrant right to stir up xenophobia. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 2, 2016Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and Contempt for Democracy Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Article 2016 Connexions Brexit, the British vote to leave the European Union, has thrown the political elites into turmoil and confusion. The referendum was supposed to be a safe political manoeuvre, a way to produce an appe... The Reaction to Brexit Is the Reason Brexit HappenedIf you believe there's such a thing as "too much democracy," you probably don't believe in democracy at all Taibbi, Matt Article 2016 Rolling Stone "This isn't democracy; it is Russian roulette for republics," Kenneth Rogoff recently wrote in the 'Boston Globe,' of last week's Brexit vote.
Some Pundits Think the Solution to Right-Wing Populism Is Less DemocracyJohnson, Adam Article 2016 Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting The core orthodoxies of neoliberalism are under attack by populist forces, and commentators are scrambling for a response. Some are suggesting more left-wing red meat. Others, a moment of self-reflect... Sound & Fury Just What Does Brexit Signify? Bacevich, Andrew J. Article 2016 Commonweal Not since Y2K thretened to plunge the planet into chaos has a story provoked overwrought handwringing comparable to that triggered by Britons voting to withdraw from the European Union. By common asse... Why They LeftBrexit wasn't the first time Europeans rejected the EU, and it won't be the last. Here's what the Left should do. Lapavitsas, Costas Article 2016 Jacobin The Leave victory in the British referendum represents a moment of political confusion -- a hiatus in the opposition between social classes. No class appears capable of directing events. The ruling cl... Why we voted leave: voices from northern England - documentary Sumaria, Sheena Film/Video 2016 Counterfire A short look at why those in the north of England mainly voted to leave the EU - from Guerrera Films. |
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