Category Archives: Sociology
Socialism and the American Negro / The Souls of Black Folk — W. E. B. Du Bois
Norm’s note: or . . . you can read “Socialism and the American Negro,” here. Also by W. E. B. Du …
Racism, Equal Opportunity, and Capitalism — written by Norm
[Note: I’m re-posting this from Jan 2016 — well, to remind myself what on the whole is my position on …
Why is AIDS research not free to investigate non-HIV hypotheses? (Or in other words: what’s wrong with the ‘peer-review system,’ anyway ?) — A question posed by Duesberg et al.
I’ll begin (and end) this post by quoting in full the epilogue to a study by Peter Duesberg, Claus Koehnlein and David Rasnick, and titled, …
The Spirit of Capitalism in a Nutshell: A Short Excerpt from an Article Titled “Policing and Profit” | Harvard Law Review
[Norm’s note (8/11/17): Occasionally, every reader stumbles upon a few lines that, like some picture or cleverly contrived tableau, encapsulate …
Reading the “unreadable” Marx — Humphrey McQueen | Marx Myths and Legends / (March 2005)
Source: “READING THE “UNREADABLE” MARX” was written for “Marx Myths and Legends” by Humphrey McQueen in March 2005, and rights …
Reykjavik Rising
. Hat tip to Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall . You can read her review of the documentary here. Norm’s note: two things were at …
Drought, Climate, War, Terrorism, and Syria — Roger Andrews | Energy Matters
Norm’s note: To my mind, there is increasingly a case to be made that the ‘global warming’ issue was conceived …
Does History Rhyme? “Fascism and Big Business (October 1938) — Daniel Guérin | Marxist Internet Archive”
[Source: Marxist Internet Archive] Daniel Guérin Fascism and Big Business (October 1938) From New International, Vol.4 No.10, October 1938, …
Assessments, meta-analyses, discussion and peer review — Judith Curry | Climate Etc.
[Norm’s note: Originally published by Judith Curry on her blog, Climate Etc. I reproduce it here under the terms of the Creative …
Rwanda’s Untold Story. A Commentary on the BBC Two Documentary — Nicoletta Fagiolo | Reset DOC
Rwanda’s Untold Story. A Commentary on the BBC Two Documentary by Nicoletta Fagiolo Originally published at Reset DOC Wednesday, 17 December 2014 …
Why read Karl Marx?
Karl Marx, or at least the current of thought for which he was a spokesman and exegete, whether people realize …
Obedience is the True Character Flaw — Paul Street | Information Clearing House (ICH) | ZCommentaries (ZNet)
Obedience is the True Character Flaw By Paul Street November 23, 2014 “ICH” – “ZNet” – – If you publicly …
Open Letter to the BBC on Rwanda: The Untold Story — by Charles Kambanda | Global Research
Open Letter to the BBC on Rwanda: The Untold Story By Charles Kambanda Global Research, October 28, 2014 [Norm’s note: …
An Example of Racism as Capitalist Practice — an excerpt from Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Critique of Dialectical Reason”
Source: Marxist Internet Archive Jean-Paul Sartre 1960 Racism and Colonialism as Praxis and Process Excerpt from “Critique of Dialectical Reason” …
The Real World of Ideology — Joe McCarney 1980
(source of what follows: Marxist Internet Archive) The Real World of Ideology Joe McCarney 1980 Preface This essay is a …
On Proudhonism and the Marxist Comeback
Recently, I posted some excerpts from Proudhon, Engels, and Marx. Proudhon came to my notice by a piece signaled and …
What Life Means to Me – Jack London
From the Marxist Internet Archive Jack London Revolution and other Essays What Life Means to Me I was born in …
On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber – STRIKE! Magazine
A “Daily Pickings” recommendation — all that follows is from the website: STRIKE! Magazine On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by …
Taking Sides 