Link to a review of Naomi Klein‘s book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Sam Gindin:
Links
Film Review Links
Matt’s review of Zabriskie Point
Slavoj Žižek: “The Politics of Batman”
Gregory Elich – Who Was Behind the Cyberattack on Sony?
Link to an article by Gregory Elich:
“Who Was Behind the Cyberattack on Sony?”
Bonus link: “WikiLeaks, Sony, and the Transparency Dilemma”
Miya Tokumitsu – In the Name of Love
Link to an article by Miya Tokumitsu:
This reminded me of Slavoj Žižek’s observation that it was an obscenity for the Nazis to place “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work makes you free”) on or above the gates to concentration camps like Dachau and Auschwitz.
See also The End of Dissatisfaction?: Jacques Lacan and the Emerging Society of Enjoyment
Sam Mitrani – The Police Were Created to Control Working Class and Poor People
Link to an article by Sam Mitrani:
“Stop Kidding Yourself: The Police Were Created to Control Working Class and Poor People”
Bonus links: The Truth About Crime: Sovereignty, Knowledge, Social Order (plus interview) and “Police and the Wealth of Nations: Déjà Vu or Unfinished Business?” and “Police and Plunder” by Peter Linebaugh and “New York City: Aggressive ‘Broken Windows’ Policing but Carte Blanche for Banksters” by William K. Black and Alain Badiou Quote
Book Review Links
Links to some recent book reviews:
Lawrence S. Wittner, Review of The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI, by Betty Medsger
Justin Podur, Review of Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous by Gabrielle Coleman
Alfred McCoy – How to Read the Senate Report on CIA Torture
Link to an article by Alfred McCoy:
Edward S. Herman – Warren “Far Left” in the New York Times
Link to an article by Edward S. Herman:
“Warren ‘Far Left’ in the New York Times”
Bonus link: “Mainstream News Coverage of Ukraine, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Shows Western Propaganda Machine at Work”
Walden Bello – How Liberal Democracy Promotes Inequality
Link to an article by Walden Bello: