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'Global Capitalism: A Monthly Update' published on May 15, 2013
Economics Professor Richard Wolff publishes these monthly updates on developments relevant to capitalism around the world. His analysis is really on point. It's long but it's worth watching, listening to & learning from.
- Professor Wolff's website
- Professor Wolff's podcast
- Democracy at Work (an organization co-founded by Richard Wolff)
"When capitalism got going, say in England in the 18th and 19th century. It produced horrible conditions for people, paid them horrible wages, they lived in horrible slums. You know how we know that? Because we all read, or I hope we did, the novels of Charles Dickens because that's what he wrote about..The descriptions of Charles Dickens are absolutely spot on for Dhaka, Bangladesh. So here's the irony, we live in the 21st century of modern capitalism, and the success is rendered by the fact that the bulk of the working men and women producing for 21st century capitalism are living in 19th century conditions in third world countries around the world. And you know what was a typical feature of 19th century british workshops, if you read Dickens? Fires. Fires, because they're all old wooden structures and they couldn't cope with the risks and dangers of machine production so they had fires in which working men and women died in huge numbers. The exact same…it's as if, not that capitalism has changed. It hasn't. What's changed is the idea, in the minds of Americans particularly, that we don't have a system that works that way. Even though it's been working that way for two hundred years, three hundred years."
That's a great one. I could quote the whole thing, but that's a really good one. Please watch & reblog.
I understand that this is some dry material for people, but Wolff is actually pretty great at making the subject matter both interesting and relate-able. His comments on the economy, student debt, and global capitalism are so much more important than what most people talk about today. Please, take some time to get a bit of perspective. The more you know.
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Stevie doesn't see what you did there.
Stevie doesn't see what you did there.
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fuckyeahmarxismleninism: New York City: Rally in solidarity...
New York City: Rally in solidarity with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Bolivarian Revolution, April 19, 2013.
Photos by Jerry Levy
djphatrick: The only thing in the universe that oppresses white people is the sun.
The only thing in the universe that oppresses white people is the sun.
but was he really blind or just really white?
but was he really blind or just really white?
fuckyeahmarxismleninism: President Maduro to John Kerry: We do...
President Maduro to John Kerry: We do not care about your 'recognition'
April 17, 2013 - The President of the Republic, Nicolas Maduro, today criticized the interference of the U.S. government in the internal affairs of Venezuela. The president held a meeting Wednesday with the governors of the states, in which he described as "obscene" American intervention in the political process in the country, including the recent election of April 14.
The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, today demanded a recount of votes in Venezuela and questioned the legitimacy of Maduro.
Maduro was emphatic in rejecting the statements of Kerry. "What basis do you have to be talking about Venezuela, aren't there enough economic, social and political burdens on the American people?" Maduro asked. "Enough interventionism, get out!"
Of the U.S. refusal to recognize the results given by the CNE, he said: "We do not need your recognition: we decided to be free and we will be free and independent, with you or without you."
Kava session from the other night.
Kava session from the other night.
fuckyeahdementia: transform and rollout [video]
transform and rollout
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socialismartnature: ELYSIUM (2013) In the year 2159, two...
ELYSIUM (2013)
professorrod: Making protest signs: "Black, Brown, Yellow, Red,...
Making protest signs: "Black, Brown, Yellow, Red, White; Workers of the World Unite" (@ManilaRyce @ti_lagundino @lena_gurl) #es333 #ITESS
professorrod: @ManilaRyce "Art As A Political Weapon"...
@ManilaRyce "Art As A Political Weapon" #EthnicStudies #ESSAHawaii
Rod introduced me to the class by playing "Mahalo". Thanks bro.
professorrod: This week @ManilaRyce is on the #UHManoa campus...
This week @ManilaRyce is on the #UHManoa campus to talk art and activism. (cc @ESSA_Hawaii) #EthnicStudies #CenterForPhilippineStudies#UHMSEED
That's me muthafuckas!
mohandasgandhi: theneighbourhoodsuperhero: Just saw these...
Just saw these photos of Ramadhaan 2012 in Guantanamo, made me tear up crazy ways man, most of these men are about to spend their 20th -24th Eid in captivity.
Keep them and their families in your du'aas iA.
This is extremely touching whether you're a Muslim or not. GITMO is one of the United States' greatest failures in recent history and it's something we should become more ashamed of as each day that it remains open passes. Here are a few reasons why to refresh everyone's memory:
- About 780 people have been held at Guantanamo. At least 158 have been determined to be completely innocent thus far. Only 220 were ever considered dangerous threats and 380 were deemed to be "low-ranking guerrillas."
- At least 15 children have been detained.
- Of the 166 people still being detained, at least 55 have been cleared for release.
- Of the nearly 800 people detained at Guantanamo Bay, only 3 have been formally charged by a military court with a crime: David Hicks, Salim Hamdan, and Ali al-Bahlul.
- We even detained an Al Jazeera cameraman for 6 years, partially so we could interrogate him about the network.
- Other detainees have included an Afghan taxi driver, captured "because of his general knowledge of activities in the areas of Khowst and Kabul based as a result of his frequent travels through the region as a taxi driver," an Afghan gentleman because he was a Mullah in a city where some members of the Taliban were suspected of living, and a British man who was detained because U.S. officials assumed he had knowledge of the Taliban because he was once imprisoned by them.
- The Bush administration knew early on that innocent people were being detained and were of little to no intelligence value but higher up officials, such as Cheney and Rumsfeld, refused to release prisoners because doing so would have left a "black mark" on their leadership and been "politically difficult."
- 6 detainees are reported to have committed suicide. However, strong allegations exist that the designation of at least 3 of the deaths as suicides were attempts to cover up homicides. In addition, hundreds of suicide attempts and rampant self-harm among prisoners has been documented. In fact, during the first year and a half after the prison was opened alone, 18 detainees carried out 28 suicide attempts.
- Detainees have been widely subjected to physical and psychological torture during interrogations and as a form of discipline. Some of these alleged techniques include waterboarding, sexual assault/rape/harassment and humiliation by both male and female interrogators, severe sleep deprivation, prolonged solitary confinement, mock executions, medical experimentation, forced medical treatments and procedures (some detainees reported doctors forced, or attempted to force, unnecessary amputations), withholding medical treatment, threats of dog attacks, subjecting detainees to temperature extremes, sometimes to temperatures bellow freezing or over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, prolonged sensory bombardment, such as exposure to loud, irritating sounds and bright lights, often permanently damaging eyes and ears, threats of transfer for torture in other countries, exposure to irritating chemicals and substances, physical beatings, some of which have resulted in permanent injuries such as confinement to a wheelchair, shackling prisoners and putting them in painful stress positions for hours at a time, refusal to allow detainees to use the bathroom, the repeated use of tear gas and pepper spray, oxygen deprivation, the removal of everything but underwear and the Qur'an from cells, desecration of the Qur'an, religious humiliation, interference with religious practices (famous examples include female interrogators sexually assaulting detainees during prayers, guards forcing detainees to strip before prayers, withholding food when fasting breaks during Ramadan), force-feeding detainees during hunger strikes, causing detainees to bleed from the nose and throat, vomit, and go to the bathroom on themselves, etc.
- The Obama administration has decided not to investigate or prosecute any U.S. officials for torture or abuse.
- Guantanamo Bay isn't going to be closed any time soon.
fuckyeahmarxismleninism: Today in history: Vilma Espín born,...
Today in history: Vilma Espín born, April 7, 1930.
Espín was a leader in the Cuban revolution and in the women's movement in Cuba. She was part of the July 26 Movement that overthrew the Batista dictatorship in 1959. After the revolution, Espín was a founder of the Federation of Cuban Women in 1960 and was its leader until she died in 2007. She headed Cuba's delegations to many international women's Congresses. She was a member of the National Assembly and the Council of State of Cuba, and also of the Central Committee and the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba. She was given the honorary title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba, and was a recipient of the Lenin Peace Prize.
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Pinoy-Culture ~ A Filipino Cultural & History Blog: Filipinos
Pinoy-Culture ~ A Filipino Cultural & History Blog: Filipinos:Are so hot. Like all of them seriously. I just want to move to Manila or something already.
Hm. Ya how about no. We don't need anymore white people coming into our country and bringing their fetish of us with them and contributing to the fucked up sexualization of…
missamberj: saturnineagent: theredanemone: saturnineagent: OO...
OOP!
please tell me this is real. please, God, please!!!
it actually was real! both deleted the tweets tho
Seriously! This was real? OMG.
johnrossbowie: brain-food: Artist Jay Shells channeled his...
Artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards a brand new project: "Rap Quotes." For this ongoing project, Shells created official-looking street signs quoting famous rap lyrics that shout out specific street corners and locations.
thanks to my twitter friends for tipping me off to some contemporary hip-hop. Now enjoy these rhymes …
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