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Chomsky on “Real Existing Capitalist Democracy” (RECD)
Awesomeness from Noam Chomsky (well, duh). All of it, but this – In the past, the United States has sometimes, kind of sardonically, been described as a one-party state: the business party with two factions called Democrats and Republicans. That’s … Continue reading
Everyone’s brain has islands of sense in seas of nonsense #chomsky #chomskyhaters
Marilyn Robinson said words to that effect in her “Mother Country” book about Sellafield (that Greenpeace, noted champions of free speech, sued into oblivion in the UK). It comes to mind in this telling anecdote, from a blog I’ve just … Continue reading
Chomsky: after the Guardian hatchet job, read the Salon piece
If you read that pathetic hatchet job from the Guardian (they somehow didn’t find space to mention the apology they had to write about him in 2005), then I suggest you wash out the taste from your mouth by reading … Continue reading
Chomsky, the FT and new frugal Dwight
It had been going so well. I’d walked down the aisles of the supermarket with my new belt-tightening brain in gear. Past the empty calories of sugar. Past the booze (never – thank gaia – a need of mine). And … Continue reading
Between the devil and the deep blue unions
“Suppose the devil were bargaining for the soul of some poor wretch and someone, moved by pity, should step in and say to the devil: “It’s a shame for you to bid so low; the commodity is worth at least … Continue reading
Youtube: The Propaganda Model
More or less. Herman and Chomsky, with knob gags…
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Tagged churnalism, Ed Herman, fearless ferret, Flat Earth News, Marc Roberts, Noam Chomsky, Propaganda Model
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Slavery and genocide as “severe forms of market interference”
Chomsky being wry Very high protection was only one of the devices of state intervention in the economy. There are many others, which aren’t studied by economic historians, but they’re there. So consider cotton, which was the fuel of the … Continue reading
Guest Post: Mrs Towers defends fritterature
So, apparently I’ve become Mrs T for this purpose. Mildly ironic, since in the 3 months and 13 days (yep, I’m counting) we’ve been in Australia I’ve been getting low-level grief from Mr T’s real family for not changing my … Continue reading
Links 2011-2-23: Chomsky, Mason, Sophie Scholl
The BBC’s Paul Mason has a highly readable and thought-provoking overview of current North African/Middle Eastern events Revolutions: the democracy thing is becoming an economic thing Three excerpts: If you read about the life of Mohamed Bouazizi, who burned himself … Continue reading
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Tagged Dorian Cope, Mohamed Bouazizi, Noam Chomsky, paul mason, Sophie Scholl
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The Middle East: Who let the dogs out?
Following up from Chomsky’s forensic analysis, here’s a short provocative piece by Robert Paterson about Middle Eastern policy and who is allowed to behave abominably. Do note, he’s deploying simile, not metaphor. My main quibble with his thesis would be … Continue reading
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