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- Slavoj Zizek against Bernard-Henri Levy
There are a number of important moments, in particular look for the charity as a consumption practice or the violence of charity, the problem of zionist anti-semitism, the persistence of systemic violence in West Bank, the neccessity of communism in the advent of “new” commons, palin a as fascist, Hitler as a new age philosopher [...]
Written by Saint ymM
- Is she really breaking a taboo or finally gaining her senses?
Turkey is going through hard times, rough roads and tough plays lately. It has never been easy, but now it is seemingly harder than ever to better the situation or just to get by. Turkey is suffering from a cancerous disease, one that has been neglected for too long. It is the lack of [...]
Written by tcgd
- a wine-dark sea, indeed
for me the image of the mediterranean first came into being by way of a tv commercial. we all grew up in it, but it was different, it was never simply an image then; it was something we enjoyed, like one enjoys breathing. this particular commercial featured all the charming aspects of the mediterranean fantasy; [...]
Written by fraulein montag
- Iraqi workers strike against the new Oil Law
The following is an excerpt from the interview that Amy Goodman conducted with Antonia Juhasz, the author of The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time. The interview is aired on Wednesday as the 600 pipeline workers in southern Iraq began a strike on June 5 to protest the new oil [...]
Written by Saint ymM
- “United States of Alzheimer’s”
On May 16, Studs Terkel turned 95. He is precious. You may want to listen to his interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!. The first time I taught Introduction of Political Economy at the University of Massachusetts, thanks to Steve Cohn’s sound advice, I used interviews from his Working:What People do all [...]
Written by Saint ymM
- The Testimonies of Azmi and Hrant
“One of the difficulties in discussing violence in the 1948 war is that “Palestine,” the site of violence, both persists and has ceased to exist. Its simultaneous presence and erasure occurs in part through the survival of Palestinians from the 1948 war in what has ceased to be Palestine. Their scattered yet persistent presence constitutes [...]
Written by viola swamp
