The soldier and the bus-driver or, how much state do we need?
The decision recently announced by Trump to bring to an abrupt end the military presence of the US in Syria, has given rise to a growing current within the US anti-authoritarian movement which has been surprisingly outspoken and unequivocal about its demand for a continuation of US military intervention in the country.
Capitalism contains crisis as rainclouds contain rain, said Jean Jaures, 19th-century French socialist. Big Pharma, Big Wall Street, and Big Military Complex have armies of lobbyists. We the People should govern and politics should control economics. The state should represent the public interest and fight poverty.