Category Archives: Capitalism is a Whore

The Smell of Pepper Spray in the Morning

As usual, Naomi Wolfe has the number on the OWS crackdown: Why this massive mobilisation against these not-yet-fully-articulated, unarmed, inchoate people? After all, protesters against the war in Iraq, Tea Party rallies and others have all proceeded without this coordinated … Continue reading

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Living to Work

Douglass Rushkoff is making some noise again: I understand we all want paychecks — or at least money. We want food, shelter, clothing, and all the things that money buys us. But do we all really want jobs? We’re living … Continue reading

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Unemployed. In Greenland! But let’s back up a few months here and frame this story properly… Back in December, I was informed that the University would not be renewing my contract and so I would be leaving my position at … Continue reading

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The Millennial Myth

You may have heard of the Millennials (and count yourself lucky if you haven’t). They’re the tech savvy kids born since the late 1980s, who grew up with the Internet and mobile phones and are plugged in, turned on and … Continue reading

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Business Opportunities Involving the London Bridge

Of all the novels we could be living in, this is not the one I would have suspected: Hansard is the official printed transcript of the proceedings of the houses of parliament — in other words, the working log of … Continue reading

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The Golden Age

This is everything that is wrong with the global economy, all in one tidy little package. And yes, it comes from the UAE, which along with Dubai, is emblematic of late stage capitalism in all it’s horrific beauty. It’s the … Continue reading

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