Joss Sheldon's Blog, page 2
October 8, 2017
1. “States created markets. Markets require states. Neither could continue without the other.”
Blog 1/3 in the ‘History of Money’ series
Neoliberals often claim that reducing the size of the state will create a more efficient economy, as if the existence of the state is an impediment to the free market. This ideology has been used to justify the selling off of national assets, and the scaling back of public services. But this viewpoint ignores the fact that markets rely upon states for their very...
September 16, 2017
Optimism Bias — Blindly believe that things will get better
When I wrote my first two novels, I dedicated many months to research; reading for countless hours, and interviewing people in several countries.
I took a new approach when I wrote The Little Voice: I looked within myself, and then wrote a personal story. A deeply personal story.
I asked myself, “Who am I?”
Not, “What have I become?” Not, “What am I supposed to be?” But, “Who was I, before the world told me who I should be? Who am I,...
November 30, 2016
November 26, 2016
November 13, 2016
Palestine, Kurdistan & Tibet: The similarities — an ‘Occupied’ Blog
My latest novel, ‘Occupied’, is set in a fictitious country in a fictitious world. But the events which take place in the first two…
Zionist Apartheid — An ‘Occupied’ Blog
The world-renowned academic and American Jew, Noam Chomsky, was asked about Israeli ‘apartheid’ by Democracy Now back in 2014.
Children of the Nakba — An ‘Occupied’ Blog
The word ‘Nakba’ literally means ‘disaster’. And for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and millions of their descendants, it was…
Hebron: Politics & Protest — An ‘Occupied’ Blog
On the face of it, Hebron seems like a typical middle-east town. Stone buildings shade narrow streets. A rainbow of vibrant colours jump…
