China or Greece: Which Is The Next Lehman Brothers?
Back in 2007, when the US Fed let the 100-year old Lehman Brothers investment bank go belly up, it was like a blasting cap that blew apart the global economy.…
Socialism
Layton swears allegiance to Marx, vows to crush capitalism: just kidding…
I think before any journalist sits down in front of their computer to write something, they must ask themselves the following question: will what I am about to write constructively…
history repeats itself as toronto censors subversive messages in public art
Did the City of Toronto paint over a mural because a figure in it resembled Stephen Harper? Or was the mural eradicated because it bears an anti-capitalist message? Or perhaps…
marxism 2011 in brief, with more to follow, i hope
Thirty-five talks (total), seven talks (attended), three panel discussions, three amazing short films. Several pints of beer, countless interesting ideas, dozens of thought-provoking comments, not enough sleep. Twice brought to…
in lieu of travel, baseball and socialism
I'll be spending the next few days with several things I am passionate about: baseball, socialism, good friends - and Allan. Today we're heading to Windsor, having dinner with "Gito…
Marxism and the Continued Cold-War Rhetoric of the Right. . . . .
Am I the only one who is amazed by the Conservatives who condemn fairly mainstream centrists and mild leftists with epithets such as "Marxist" and "Communist" because they are vaguely…
Libertarianism, Anarchism, Socialism and Democracy
Fundamental questions And The future of humanity on earth Or, Further reflections on political economy in the real world The questions of philosophy, and in particular, political philosophy, are of…
Choosy Moms Choose Teleprompter
by matttbastard Much like wealth redistribution, she was for it before she was against it. (Read Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘Palinland’, and then try your goddamndest to not give Palin’s…