Paul Jorion's Blog

Category: PROTEST MOVEMENTS

  • “JESUS vs DONALD” #JvsD

    Trumpism is no political system, it’s a cult: the cult of brute force, the cult of “If you’re not like me, i.e. a Straight White Rich Guy, go fuck yourself!”. You don’t fight a cult with arguments, you fight it with a better cult: the cult of generosity, of openness of the heart, of compassion,…

  • The Troika: Why not take its destiny in our own hands?

    This is an English translation of my column Troïka : Il va peut-être falloir s’en occuper nous-mêmes ! of February 27 2015. Thanks to Ioana-Noemy Toma for her kind help ! Jean-Daniel Magnin sends me a newspaper clipping that tells about the actress Emma Thompson stating she will not pay income tax – which she’s in the habit…

  • SINGING MEANINGFUL WORDS

    Oh boy! Only 327 people have watched this on YouTube: Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary fame, about political singing – singing meaningful words! – and earning a living out of it. Let’s give him a little push!

  • ECUADOR OFFERS POLITICAL ASYLUM TO JULIAN ASSANGE

    Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell. With Great Britain suddenly threatening to invade the Ecuadorean embassy in London, methinks we will be hearing more about this one. Methinks that this might just be the famous single spark that can start a prairie fire. Methinks that we have the potential here of an Ems dispatch,…

  • THE SPANISH MINERS’ ‘BLACK MARCH’ REACHES MADRID, by François Leclerc

    Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell (Copyright Uly Martin) In their hundreds, the ‘black march’ of the miners, who have come on foot from the North of Spain, has reached Puerta del Sol, where it was welcomed by thousands of Madrid residents. On strike since last May, they are fighting to prevent…