Link to an article by Jeffrey St. Clair:
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The Panama Papers
Link to The Panama Papers
Bonus Links: “The Panama Papers Problem,” “Explaining the Panama Papers, or, Why Does a Dog Lick Himself?,” “Laundering Havens for War Budgets,” “The Corruption Revealed in the Panama Papers Opened the Door to Isis,” and “Iceland Names New Prime Minister in Wake of Panama Papers”
Kristine Mattis – The Cult of the Professional Class
Link to an article by Kristine Mattis:
A Conversation With Noam Chomsky on Organizing for a Next System
Link to an interview with Noam Chomsky:
“A Conversation With Noam Chomsky on Organizing for a Next System”
Jo Freeman – The Tyranny of Structurelessness
Link to the classic essay by Jo Freeman:
“The Tyranny of Structurelessness”
This essay leads rather directly to the more generalized sociology of Pierre Bourdieu.
Michael Hudson – The Inversion of Classical Economics
Link to an interview of Michael Hudson by Chris Hedges:
“The Inversion of Classical Economics”
Bonus link: “Traumatized Worker Syndrome”
Boaventura de Sousa Santos – Brazil: Democracy on the Edge of Chaos and the Dangers of Legal Disorder
Jacob Levich – Obey the Cookie Monster
Link to an article by Jacob Levich:
Kathy Kiely – Author Thomas Frank Talks Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and His New Book, “Listen Liberal”
Link to an interview of Thomas Frank by Kathy Kiely:
“Author Thomas Frank Talks Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and His New Book, ‘Listen Liberal'”
Bonus links: “Thomas Frank on How Democrats Went From Being the ‘Party of the People’ to the Party of Rich Elites” and “How the Democrats Left the Door Wide Open for Donald Trump”
Tom Slee – The Sharing Economy’s Dirty Laundry
Link to an article by Tom Slee:
“The Sharing Economy’s Dirty Laundry”
Bonus links: “Raw Deals” and “Uber’s Consumer Democracy” and “Is Uber’s Business Model Screwing Its Workers?” and “NYC Taxi Driver Kills Himself at City Hall After Condemning Uber & Politicians for Financial Ruin” and “‘The Gig Economy’ Is the New Term for Serfdom” and “Meet ‘Sledgehammer Shannon,’ the Lawyer Who Is Uber’s Worst Nightmare” and “What’s Really New About the Gig Economy?” and “Uber’s Big Lie” and “Striking for the Future” and “Uber Takes a Hit in London” and “Amazon’s Last Mile” and “#DeleteUber for Good” (“Uber is … also about using its ‘tech’ branding to raise massive amounts of capital — so much that it could lose $5.2 billion just in the last quarter — to engage in a form of predatory pricing to drive traditional transport operators out of business and force regulators to remake existing laws in its favor. That fight is finally coming to a head.”) and Lehigh Valley Coal Co. v. Yensavage, 218 F. 547 (2d Cir. 1914), and “Why Courts Across the World Are Ruling That the Gig Economy Is Paving the Road to Serfdom”