Davos Man Says ‘Total Transparency’ For You
The word transparency is being defined in an effort to further prevent citizens from demanding it of governments, NGOs, and major companies.
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The Rise and Fall of Signaling and Performativity
On the role of signaling and performativity in our increasing elite dysfunction.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: TECHNOFEUDALISM – What Killed Capitalism
Yanis Varoufakis’ forthcoming book examines our changed economic system, which he callls “technofeudalism.”
Read more...On Not Thinking Like a Liberal in the 21st Century
“Liberalism is the solution to nothing we face in this changing world that Liberalism hath wrought.”
Read more...Desperately Seeking Entertainment
Why entertainment is not what is used to be.
Read more...The Ancient Patterns of Migration
Today’s hot-button issue is actually as old as the human race.
Read more...The Rise of Private Cops: How Not to Tackle Homelessness
Why a story on the abuse of private power, here a security guard beating up the homeless on public property, does not go far enough.
Read more...Analyzing Apparently Irrational Behavior in Western Elites
Some old and newish theories as to why our elites seem unable to manage their way out of a paper bag.
Read more...Are Corporate Executives Expendable?
Analysts across the political spectrum challenge massive paychecks of corporate chiefs—and whether companies can survive without them.
Read more...Vacation for Me, Not for Thee: European Workers’ Hard-Won Summer Vacation Tradition Is Slowly Being Taken Away
An increasing number of workers are unable to afford a summer holiday.
Read more...Angus Deaton on How Neoliberal Ideology Produced Abject US Falling Life Expectancy for Less Educated
Angus Deaton returns to his deaths of despair theme, with updated data and a pointed critique of the role of Chicago School libertarians.
Read more...The Movie and the Moment: An Oppenheimer Review Through the Lens of an Anti-War Activist
Some reviewers of the movie Oppenheimer such as Scott Ritter criticize if for effectively whitewashing the horror of nuclear strikes
Read more...What Can Social Movements Learn From Gramsci in Today’s Uncertain Times?
Gramsci encourages movements to pursue wide-ranging interventions, but always to unite them as part of a common program to transform society.
Read more...More on the Collapse of Operational Capabilities in the West: How Did We Get Here
Some thoughts on the rapid decline in operational capabilities, or why tons of people, particularly those in charge, are no good at their jobs
Read more...Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear-Industrial Complex
A measured but wide-ranging takedown on the movie Oppenheimer and the way it goes way too easy on too many matters nuclear.
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