Stealing The Elephant
I am inspired by the example of those early socialists, descendants of revolutionary Romanticism, who saw no absolute divide between the struggle for a socialist society and contiguous efforts to heal the wound of human alienation from nature.
Why “the left” didn’t buy what the Democrats were selling
The Democrats failed to understand that some of us actually believe the things we say we do, and that we refuse to betray our deepest values no matter how much we’re threatened.
Editorial: Murder in My Name
From Rhyd Wildermuth: " I'm not the sort of person the police or military exist to protect...why let them murder in my name?"
Nobel in Economics Awards Proof that the Whiter, the Wealthier
Three Caucasian-American men were awarded a million dollars for a research project which concludes that wealth is where Europeans are.
Equinox Recipes For Autumn
Food is one of the most basic needs for all living things. But food is more than that. It connects us to our history, our ancestors, the land and nature.
Israelis for Peace and the Global Citizen Festival, are they saving the world?
There is no real solution that isn’t provocative, that doesn’t turn this planet, and its systems, on its head.
The Importance of Listening
People should always insist on having free speech, free thinking and expression as inviolable rights.
A People’s Guide To Tarot
A People’s Guide to Tarot shows how the skill of reading cards — and the mindset that comes with it — is available to everyone.
Veblen’s critique of Capitalism, part 2
If only we could pray and shop our way into feeling complete.
Demographic Collapse and the Legend of the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
The potlatch and gift economy, both indigenous practices, are forms of exchange that don’t require abstract capital, debt, reciprocity, or enforcement.
The Beauty of Trump
"What we get to see with Trump is that capitalism has nowhere to go other than into the darker reaches of itself." From Charles Liburd
Sucking up to the boss: Trump as an Archetype
Jonathan Woolley, on Trump as the big-daddy boss archetype.
Veblen’s out of the box critique of Capitalism
The process of attaching Value to money, wages or financial transactions is normalized under the guise of logic, science, and truth. When, in reality, it’s a barbaric, savage or superstitious thing to do.
"This Is Not Normal!": Reflections on Trump, Capital, and Proletarian Animal Spirits
From George Caffentzis: There is very little 'abnormal' about this crisis of capital or Trump's policies.
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