Posts By: Joao Hermeto

Beyond the Mediterranean graveyard: The demise of the anti-capitalist Left

Opinion

29.06.2023

The sinking of a refugee ship near Greece resulted in hundreds of deaths, but it's not only those who are anti-migrants who are culpable

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Political void, social despair and circular solutions

Opinion

5.12.2022

Neoliberalism is perceived as an ideological doctrine or a homogeneous body of theoretical knowledge; then and again, it is perceived as a ...

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Emperor capitalism has no clothes

Opinion

7.09.2022

The global response to the Russia-Ukraine war shows that there is no longer an automatic alignment with the West, which exposes its own fragility.

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Radically changing the world of work: Different political movements and a common programme

Opinion

30.06.2022

Anti-capitalist struggles must unite and define a common programme when it comes to the future of work and labour rights

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The Establishment doesn’t tell us to ‘Look Down’ — it tells us ‘Don’t Look Up’

Opinion

10.01.2022

Don’t Look Up has become a successful movie because people are identifying with it. Many problems that we face are being problematised by it.

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Emotion is at the heart of politics — the Left must remember that

13.09.2021

Emotion should not be deified, nor eluded as the quintessence of politics. It is a necessary condition, though not a sufficient one.

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Neoliberalism is feeding a culture of individualism and the pandemic is making it worse

Opinion

22.06.2021

João Hermeto on how neoliberalism has destroyed the collective force of social relations that constitute our social lives.

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Ever Given Capitalism?

Opinion

30.04.2021

Political organisation is vital to enable the move to post-capitalism. Some wind or a virus alone cannot subdue transnational power elites.

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