Anarchism: A doctrine urging the abolition of government or governmental restraint as the indispensable condition for full social and political liberty.

Capitalism: an economic system in which
investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations.

Chauvinism: Zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory. Biased devotion to any group, attitude or cause. Male chauvinism is any activity indicative of the belief in the superiority of men over women.

Communism: A system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.

Cultural Nationalism: A sense of national consciousness that exalts a culture and history of one nation above all others.

Feminism: A doctrine advocating social, political, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.

Fundamentalism: Strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles. Religious fundamentalism is the the belief in old and traditional forms of religion.

Imperialism: The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

Marxism: The system of thought developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, esp. the doctrines that class struggle has been the main agency of historical change and that capitalism will inevitably be superseded by a socialist order and classless society.

Militarism: The tendency to regard military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state, with other interests subordinate. In other words a 'military-industrial' complex – an economy built around a nation's armed forces together with the industries that supply them.

Neo-colonialism: Policies practiced by erst-while colonial states in a modern context - where a nation exerts political and economic control over a less powerful independent nation or region.

Neo-liberalism: The constellation of economic policies, including privatization, free trade, and deregulation, which spread to most of the world in the 'nineties, largely through the offices of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization.

Nihilism: Total rejection of established laws and institutions. Or, anarchy, terrorism and any other revolutionary activity.

Socialism: A theory or system of social organization in which the means of production and distribution of goods are owned and controlled collectively or by the state.

‘When people are starving it is not food that is in short supply, it’s justice.’ Eduardo Galeano

The three richest men in the world are wealthier than the 48 poorest countries combined

‘The poor do not exist as an act of destiny, their existence is not a by-product of the system in which we live and for which we are responsible...They are oppressed, the exploited, the workers cheated of the fruits of their work...The poverty of the poor is not an appeal for generous action to relieve it, but a demand for the construction of a new social order.’ Gustavo Gutierrez

‘I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country...Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavour to prolong its reign...until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.’
Abraham Lincoln, 1864