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Month: August 2014

Taking notes 38: The Militarization of Racism and Neoliberal Violence

August 26, 2014August 26, 2014 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux The recent killing and then demonization of an unarmed 18-year-old African-American youth, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer has made visible how a kind of military metaphysics now dominates American life. The … Continue reading Taking notes 38: The Militarization of Racism and Neoliberal Violence

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How will capitalism end?

August 19, 2014June 12, 2019 sanjay perera

by Wolfgang Streeck There is a widespread sense today that capitalism is in critical condition, more so than at any time since the end of the Second World War.[1] Looking back, the crash of 2008 was only the latest in … Continue reading How will capitalism end?

Marxian Economics vs Capitalism

August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 sanjay perera

by Richard D. Wolff Recent press reports refer to troubling price increases for such assets as real estate, government bonds, companies targeted for acquisition and artwork. A New York Times front-page headline read “The Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything … Continue reading Marxian Economics vs Capitalism

Making moral philosophy relevant again: the rent across the ‘veil of ignorance’

August 5, 2014April 6, 2018 sanjay perera

by Sanjay Perera Then I knew that the sign I had asked for was not a little thing, not a passing nod of recognition and a phrase came back to me from my childhood of the veil of the temple … Continue reading Making moral philosophy relevant again: the rent across the ‘veil of ignorance’

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