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Google Bus Line and Homeless Guy
There was a homeless guy face down on the sidewalk right next to the Google bus line on 24th Street. Everybody was just walking past him or ignoring him as they peered into their smart phones. I walked past too … Continue reading
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Precapitalist socialism in the works of Burroughs
“Society is used in the service of capitalism,” says Baudrillard. Any number of deconstructions concerning the common ground between class and truth may be discovered. Therefore, Lyotard suggests the use of the dialectic paradigm of context to deconstruct hierarchy. The … Continue reading
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Ideological Review of the Difference Engine
The Difference Engine is a novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling from 1990. The basic premise is that in the middle of the 19th Century Britain Charles Babbage‘s mechanical computers (the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine) powered by steam … Continue reading
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Capitalism Haiku
On a shelf in my kitchen since 2003: A haiku on capitalism, written upon my request by Lindasusan Ulrich, at Winterfest SOMarts.
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Martin Luther King Jr. on Capitalism, etc
“What I’m saying to you this morning is that communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the kingdom of brotherhood is found neither in the thesis of communism nor the antithesis of capitalism but … Continue reading
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Marx’s Grundrisse
I recently started reading Karl Marx’s Grundrisse der Kritik der Politischen Ökonomie, translated as either the Foundations or the Outline of the Critique of Political Economy. The common internet translation of Grundrisse is either “ground plans” or “floor plans”. On searching for Grundrisse, Google … Continue reading
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Yo Voy Con La Sexta!
I was doing some Christmas shopping on the Schools for Chiapas web site and came across a number of items, like the t-shirt above, with the phrase “Yo voy con la Sexta” on them. Google translate revealed that “la sexta” means “the … Continue reading
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We are all Marxists
I just finished reading David McLellan’s monumental biography of Karl Marx. It’s a fascinating account of Marx’s life and work set against the volatile political and economic backdrop of 19th Century Europe. It’s incredible how he (and his family) endured through years of … Continue reading
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Cornel West Speaks Up
In the New York Times Cornel West unleashes a searing denunciation of the US and the Obama administration. In summary, a catastrophe! Great to read this in a major newspaper… I fear, however, that we are a long way from the revolution … Continue reading
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The Communist Manifesto Read Allowed
I was thinking of doing this myself, but of course it’s already been done on YouTube. It’s well read in a nice British accent and recommended to be playing in the background during working hours. Marx (and Engels) was a … Continue reading
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