Markets Dont: Samir Amin and Energy Production

markets dont: How did we get to this point of narrowing the political options to two dismal alternatives -- neoliberal globalization and various forms of ethno- or religio-nationalism with the structure of feeling, if not the exact policies, of fascism Not that the two are necessarily antagonistic; as Samir Amin put it in Monthly Review as early as 1996, culturalism and imperialism are complementary; and the markets dont necessarily mind fascism, according to Rabble. Indeed, nationalism, the glorification of military power, and the assault on labour and human rights can serve their interests especially sectors like defence and fossil energy production quite well. What understandings are relevant to the political action that our collective survival now necessitates A rock and a harder place 1. But if we are to rebuild an inclusive and universalizing progressive alternative, we need to understand the various historical factors -- from the hollowing out of social democracy in the West, to U.S. support for Islamicism as a way to undercut socialist and secular nationalism in the Middle East. The F-word 2. By 2016, these vectors have forced progressives to pin their hopes on a longstanding supporter of corporate-friendly free trade deals who promoted racially biased neoliberal welfare reform and the demonization of Black youth during the 1990s Clinton administration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.