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Interview SEPADPod With Joseph Daher | Richardson Institute

August 21, 2019

Source: Syria Freedom Forever On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Joseph Daher, who teaches at Lausanne University and is …

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Costless Diversion in Modern Oligarchy

May 11, 2018

Originally posted on Comments on Inequality:
I argue in my book Capitalism as Oligarchy that inequality isn’t a side-effect of something we happen…

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A discussion of ‘Libertarianism’ and ‘Anarchism’ by A. J. Baker: “Sydney Libertarianism” | Marxist Internet Archive

November 20, 2016

Source: Marxist Internet Archive [Norm’s note: in posting this, I am not necessarily advocating for or against a “libertarian” outlook, but …

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Paulo Freire, Antonio Gramsci, and Vladimir Lenin, among others? “Gramsci, the Prison Notebooks and philosophy — Chris Harman | International Socialism”

June 23, 2016

Norm’s note:  Of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire has written, . . . I only read Gramsci when I was in exile.  I …

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A note on the tension between ideological inertia and the impulse to revolution

December 24, 2015

Hi Sojourner, Not entirely sure what to make of the article. It’s a hodgepodge of ideas and insights being served …

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Understanding Oil Qaeda

July 31, 2015

Originally posted on Dig Within:
In The Al Qaeda Network: A New Framework For DefiningThe Enemy, Katherine Zimmerman of the American…

Some thoughts and prognostications: a critique of the craft of economic forecasting

June 10, 2015

Economic forecasters get it half right and half wrong.  I don’t mean to say that on average the information they …

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A Discussion on “Listen, Marxist!” — by Murray Bookchin | Marxist Internet Archive

February 26, 2015

“Look, motherfucker! Help the Third World by fighting capitalism at home! Don’t cop out by hiding under Ho’s and Mao’s …

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Law of Value- Introduction

January 3, 2015

Originally posted on Kapitalism101:
Part 1 of the Law of Value series. Intro: Marx Quiz: Addendum: An economic crisis is…

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The World of C. Wright Mills — George Novack writing as “William F. Warde”

December 11, 2014

[Norm’s note: fifty-four years on, nothing much has changed:  Novack’s words are as lucidly pertinent today as they were when he addressed them …

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In the US since 1949 inequality has increased with each expansion, with most gains going to the 1% (2 charts)

September 29, 2014

Originally posted on Real-World Economics Review Blog:
from David Ruccio    source That’s right: during the first three years of the current “recovery,”…

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Capitalism and Other Kids Stuff

March 25, 2014

Published on May 4, 2012 The first of what we hope will be many films to appear on this site …

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The Real World of Ideology — Joe McCarney 1980

March 20, 2014

(source of what follows: Marxist Internet Archive) The Real World of Ideology Joe McCarney 1980   Preface This essay is …

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The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema by Slavoj Žižek

March 20, 2014

Video: The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema by Slavoj Žižek Many thanks to the website Critical Thinking for this Daily Picking’s recommendation!  …

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The Anti-Empire Report #125 — By William Blum

February 28, 2014

The Anti-Empire Report #125 By William Blum – Published February 4th, 2014 From William Blum’s website: William Blum “Bias in …

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Stay Classy, Greg: Mankiw on What the Rich Deserve, and Why They Deserve It | naked capitalism

February 20, 2014

Stay Classy, Greg: Mankiw on What the Rich Deserve, and Why They Deserve It Posted on February 19, 2014 by …

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What Life Means to Me – Jack London

February 6, 2014

From the Marxist Internet Archive Jack London Revolution and other Essays What Life Means to Me I was born in …

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