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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Nonviolence and resistance

mardi 9 janvier 2018 à 01:00

Dr. Ambedkar rejected nonviolence as a moral principle in resistance against violent oppression.

Protests in Iran

mardi 9 janvier 2018 à 01:00

US organizations use the protests in Iran to call for regime change, mainly to bring Iran under US hegemony.

I think Iran deserves democracy, and if Iranians were rallying for democracy, I would support them. However, plutocratist or right-wing US organizations would not.

Governors on offshore drilling

mardi 9 janvier 2018 à 01:00

Saboteur Zinke's plan for drilling in all seas illegally disregards what state governors have to say about it.

US CEO pay

mardi 9 janvier 2018 à 01:00

Competition for CEOs cannot explain why US companies pay their CEOs 4 times as much as successful companies in other countries.

The best way to deal with the high pay given to CEOs is to raise the income tax on very high incomes. Under President Eisenhower, the tax rate for the last bracket was around 95%.

Overton Window

mardi 9 janvier 2018 à 01:00

The Overton Window and Trump's Judges.

We can resist the right-wing shift of the overton window by denying the moral legitimacy of the Republican judges.