“To be hopeful in bad times is not being foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of competition and cruelty but of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.” – Howard Zinn So much promise and hope, and yet so much, still, of all the worst of us. That [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Capitalism’
Rambling on Radicalism
Posted in Labour and Unions, Political Stuff, Reading and Writing, tagged Capitalism, Politics, Resistance, The Left, Working Class on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The End Times
Posted in Misc., Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Ecology, Politics on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m about to start reading Slavoj Zizek’s Living in the End Times. And as I look at it there on the side table, I filter through the news of the day, watching the devastation in Japan following its recent massive earthquake. The world changes, sometimes slowly, sometimes cataclysmically, and there seems no question to me [...]
Accountability and Political Heritage
Posted in Academia, Political Stuff, tagged Academia, Capitalism, Politics, The Left, Working Class on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been getting back to readings in political theory and analysis lately, feeling a little need for brain-food. Some Terry Eagleton, some Slavoj Zizek, debates around “The Common Insurrection” (which will form a post of its own in the days or weeks to come). It’s a welcome change of pace, I’m finding, and jazzing me [...]
Life Good, Capitalism Bad
Posted in Family, Political Stuff, Relationships, tagged Capitalism, Relationships on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Y’know, there is so much to celebrate, so much to live for, so much to love and to appreciate, to savour and to revel in. There is also, however, capitalism. And even on an individual, day to day level, capitalism fucks with us and fucks with all that is good and decent in the world. [...]
Debating Capitalisms
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis, Politics on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, what a fascinating debate last night between the two contenders for the US presidency. Both start the evening with the rhetoric of the evil large corporation while both are explicitly articulating strategies to strengthen capital. This much not surprising. But what we did see last night was an open argument about exactly what kind [...]
Notes on Notes on the Financial Crisis
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis, Resistance, Working Class on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yes, it is the day after the election. No, I am not going to comment on it. Rather, reflections on an article I read recently that I didn’t particularly agree with but which has had me thinking. An interesting take on the financial crisis follows below my comments. This comes from a couple of folks who are [...]
Watching CNN
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ain’t no doubt about it, capital is in a serious global crisis. And are we surprised? There’s only so long you can make money without labour. But what I’m finding most interesting right now is that the cheerleading is just plain over, full stop. No more hope for markets to rally, for this all to [...]
Working Out a Living
Posted in Misc., tagged Capitalism, Exercise on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just back from the gym. It’s been close to three weeks now that I’ve been doing this exercise thing, and over two weeks that I’ve been managing around 45 minutes almost every day. And it’s good. I feel good, I’m losing the pot belly, and I’m starting to think this isn’t necessarily such a bad thing [...]
Markets, Money and Dorothy’s Slippers
Posted in Political Stuff, Reading and Writing, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis, History, Reading and Writing on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last evening Mica and I went down to the local Neighbourhood House to check out their new community gathering – a movie and potluck the last Monday of each month. Tonight’s feature – The Wizard of Oz. Now, as I’m sure we all have, I’ve seen this movie countless times. But tonight was interesting, because [...]
Overly-Academic Musings on the Working Class
Posted in Labour and Unions, Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Resistance, Working Class on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I wonder alot about what constitutes ‘the working class’, in my job and my study and just my own me-time. It’s a question that’s been pretty central for me ever since Zimbabwe and my introduction to the black consciousness and pan-africanist movements. As those got my thinking about race, and grappling with the intersections and [...]
