Cultural Detritus, Reviews, and Commentary
Link to an article by Jim Naureckas:
“NYT Sees ‘Dystopia’ in Chinese Surveillance—Which Looks a Lot Like US Surveillance”
Bonus links: “Welcome to the Quiet Skies” and “Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for U.S. Global Power” and “Amazon Told Police It Has Partnered With 200 Law Enforcement Agencies”
Link to an interview with Wayne Au conducted by Janine Jackson:
Bonus link: The New Prophets of Capital Review
Link to an article by Matthew Stewart:
“The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy”
It is worth noting that the discussion of “tax expenditures” in this article is confused, as explained by economists in the MMT school of thought.
Bonus Links: Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Democracy and Education, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, The Trouble With Diversity, The Social Structures of the Economy, “Extreme Cities,” …And the Poor Get Prison, “The Myth of Populism,” “Social Service or Social Change?,” “The Revolt of the Salaried Bourgeoisie”
Link to an article by John Steppling:
Bonus link: “The Wisdom of Serpents” (see also “Sorry, Bernie, We Need Radical Change”)
Link to an article by David Walsh:
“The Guardian’s Marina Hyde Accuses Actress Susan Sarandon of Being Trump’s ‘Asset’”
Link to an article by Benjamin Fong:
One quibble with this article: reference to “a cultural trajectory that would eventually bring us the three-minute pop song” seems off, when taking into account the history of music recording technology recounted in Michael Denning’s book Noise Uprising.
Link to an article by Angie Schmitt:
“Self-Driving Cars Are Coming. Will They Serve Profit or the Public?”
Link to an article by Don Fitz:
“Birth of the Cuban Polyclinic”
Bonus links: Cuban Health Care: The ongoing Revolution and “Dossier No. 25: People’s Polyclinics: The Initiative of the Telugu Communist Movement”
Link to Hiram Lee’s review of the album by The Carters Everything Is Love (2018):
“Everything is Love? Beyoncé and Jay-Z Flaunt Their Wealth”
Bonus links: Beyoncé Review and “How Boots Riley Infiltrated Hollywood”