Link to an article by Ted Rall:
“Do Not Be Impressed by Mark Zuckerberg’s Phony Generosity”
Bonus links: “The Philanthropy Hustle,” “How Corporate Power Converted Wealth Into Philanthropy for Social Control,” “Against Charity”
Cultural Detritus, Reviews, and Commentary
Link to an article by Linda Gordon:
Link to an article by Andrew Gavin Marshall:
“Bank Crimes Pay: Under the Thumb of the Global Financial Mafiocracy”
Link to an interview of Noam Chomsky by Emanuel Stoakes:
Link to an article by Chris Gilbert:
“‘Why Socialism?’ Revisited: Reflections Inspired by Albert Einstein”
A very interesting essay, in line with late-period writings by Walter Benjamin, though what goes unsaid is that much of Einstein‘s views on this point were probably drawn from Thorstein Veblen. Who would have thought sci-fi movies would be so relevant?
Bonus links: “Inside Einstein’s Mind” and “You Only Live Twice”
Link to an article by Brendan McQuade:
Link to an article by James H. Nolt:
Link to an article by Slavoj Žižek:
“In the Wake of Paris Attacks the Left Must Embrace Its Radical Western Roots”
Bonus links: “How to Read Žižek on the Refugee Crisis” and “The Need to Traverse the Fantasy”