Category Archives: Capitalism is a Whore

Back To The Moon!

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2012 by Keith

I’ve recently discovered a fantastic magazine called Jacobin, which is unreservedly Left leaning and offers a nice, refreshing alternative voice to the wishy washy liberal middle-of-the-roadism you find in a lot of other “Lefty” sites. Over on the Jacobin Blog, … Continue reading →

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Want to Save the World? Raise Taxes

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by Keith

Stephen King wants to pay more taxes: If you want to pay more, pay more, they said. Tired of hearing about it, they said. Tough shit for you guys, because I’m not tired of talking about it. I’ve known rich … Continue reading →

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The Smell of Pepper Spray in the Morning

Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2011 by Keith

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

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2011 by Keith

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

Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 by Keith

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

Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 by Keith

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

Posted on Thursday, November 4, 2010 by Keith

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

Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 by Keith

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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