The stench of the system: propaganda

by Paul Cudenec Something is smelling decidedly 'off' in today's world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression. These three essays are based on three books I happen to have recently read, each of which provides fascinating but necessarily limited insights into the reality of contemporary society. Placed alongside each other, … Continue reading The stench of the system: propaganda

The stench of the system: sayanim

by Paul Cudenec Something is smelling decidedly 'off' in today's world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression. These three essays are based on three books I happen to have recently read, each of which provides fascinating but necessarily limited insights into the reality of contemporary society. Placed alongside each other, … Continue reading The stench of the system: sayanim

The Acorn – 96

Number 96 In this issue: The corruption is real and sickening Serbia: death threats and repression in a mining colony Lithium batteries: a fake-green catastrophe Kit Pedler: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. The corruption is real and sickening by Paul Cudenec The difference between conspiracy realists and conspiracy deniers is, of course, that the … Continue reading The Acorn – 96

Escaping the industrial nightmare

by Paul Cudenec Whatever happens in Sunday's bitterly divisive parliamentary elections in France, we can be sure that the next government will be committed to economic growth and technological progress. As the excellent monthly newspaper La Décroissance ("Degrowth") never ceases to point out, politicians from all sides of the supposedly all-embracing "political spectrum" (including so-called … Continue reading Escaping the industrial nightmare

The king and the criminocrats

An interview with Winter Oak's Paul Cudenec appears in the October 2023 edition of La Décroissance, a French real-green real-life newspaper with a wide distribution. Here's the English-language version. LD: You criticise King Charles III. As his subject, shouldn't you rather be rejoicing at having a new sovereign who is presented by the mass media … Continue reading The king and the criminocrats

Resisting and revealing the plutocratic occupation

by Paul Cudenec [UPDATE. 4.6.2023. AN ENGLISH-SUBTITLED VERSION OF THE FILM IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE] Last night I had the pleasure of attending the screening of a 90-minute documentary about the 2018-2019 Gilets Jaunes movement in France. Shot in and around the city of Toulouse, La Vie de tempête (literally "life in … Continue reading Resisting and revealing the plutocratic occupation

Work. Order. Progress.

by Paul Cudenec A certain degree of confusion seems to have been caused by my recent article about the fast-disappearing illusion of democracy here in France. Somebody asked me how I could, at one and the same time, point to the Macron regime's proximity to the Rothschilds and also to the fascistic tone of its … Continue reading Work. Order. Progress.

Adieu to the illusion of democracy

by Paul Cudenec The rejection of president Emmanuel Macron's bankster regime by the vast majority of the French people could hardly have been clearer on Monday May 1 2023. Massive crowds filled the streets across the country, with the demo in Marseille, for instance, described as "perhaps the biggest mobilisation in the history of the … Continue reading Adieu to the illusion of democracy

Macron’s tear gas tour: a photo-report from rebellious France

by Paul Cudenec Tear gas was this week used against people in rural France protesting against the arrival of authoritarian president Emmanuel Macron. As I witnessed for myself, the town of Ganges, in the Hérault department, was divided into two for the day in a military-style police occupation. Combined with the state's draconian use of … Continue reading Macron’s tear gas tour: a photo-report from rebellious France

The Acorn – 82

Number 82 In this issue: Targeting the enemy Growing revolt against smart tyranny Who are the real "extremists"? Mikhail Bakunin: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Targeting the enemy The invasion of BlackRock HQ in Paris on April 6 by a crowd of angry protesters and strikers revealed to the world that something very important … Continue reading The Acorn – 82