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Capitalism, socialism, and everyday life in the twenty-first century

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 sanjay perera

by Jeff Noonan
With new technologies, younger generations are shaped in their sense of self by the changed work and social relationships of on-line environments, so nineteenth and twentieth century forms of working class consciousness and struggle seem impossible to revive. Continue reading Capitalism, socialism, and everyday life in the twenty-first century

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Frantz Fanon: The Wretched of the Earth: Violence

March 1, 2016September 22, 2025 sanjay perera

Frantz Fanon: The Wretched of the Earth: Violence Continue reading Frantz Fanon: The Wretched of the Earth: Violence

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What Is Anarchism? Noam Chomsky on capitalism, socialism, free markets

February 23, 2016March 17, 2024 sanjay perera

What Is Anarchism? Noam Chomsky on capitalism, socialism, free markets (2013) Continue reading What Is Anarchism? Noam Chomsky on capitalism, socialism, free markets

Why is the Wealth of Nations so important? Adam Smith and classical economics

February 16, 2016 sanjay perera

Why is the Wealth of nations so important? Adam Smith and classical economics (2010) Continue reading Why is the Wealth of Nations so important? Adam Smith and classical economics

Taking notes 56: On hope and hype: reflections on a New Year’s tradition

February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 sanjay perera

by Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi
How, I ask myself, can declaring my hopes to others make a dent in a world oblivious to our dreams? How can we expect the mere change of a date to alter the conditions under which we live? Continue reading Taking notes 56: On hope and hype: reflections on a New Year’s tradition

The melancholia of resistance: Tarantino’s eight film

January 26, 2016June 28, 2021 sanjay perera

by Sanjay Perera
This is not a review but more a critique of the film’s attempt to make an important statement on America’s history of violence, race relations, corruption, the viciousness of capitalism and, indeed, evil. Continue reading The melancholia of resistance: Tarantino’s eight film

Taking notes 55: how mass deportation sustains global apartheid

January 12, 2016 sanjay perera

by Tanya Golash-Boza
Despite the tremendous risks and obstacles, thousands of migrants venture out from their countries of birth every day in attempts to improve their lives. Others flee their home countries due to death threats or in the aftermath of personal violence. Continue reading Taking notes 55: how mass deportation sustains global apartheid

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America’s addiction to violence

January 5, 2016 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux
Mass shootings have become routine in the United States and speak to a society that both lives by violence and uses it as tool to feed the coffers of the merchants of death. Continue reading America’s addiction to violence

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“Karl Marx was right”: A debate

December 29, 2015 sanjay perera

“Karl Marx Was Right”: A debate (2013) Continue reading “Karl Marx was right”: A debate

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Taking notes 54: Who owns the Federal Reserve Bank and why is it shrouded in myths and mysteries?

December 22, 2015December 22, 2015 sanjay perera

by Ismael Hossein-zadeh
The Federal Reserve Bank is shrouded in a number of myths and mysteries. These include its name, its ownership, and its presumed commitment to market stability, economic growth and public interest. Continue reading Taking notes 54: Who owns the Federal Reserve Bank and why is it shrouded in myths and mysteries?

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