Tag Archives: Political Philosophy

David McReynolds : The View From Over the Hill

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The hill (and beyond). Image from Financial Samurai.Do not be dismayed:The view from over the hill Even in defeat we are victorious, for we have given our lives a meaning others should envy. In struggling for something greater than ourselves, … Continue reading →

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Harry Tarq : Learning What to Think

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Still from One Dimensional Man / Find All Video.Learning what to think:We need to challenge howmost people think about the world Ideological hegemony refers to the idea systems that ruling classes construct to create willing and pliant citizens in political … Continue reading →

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Keith Joseph : Surplus Labor and the Mystery of Capitalism

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Socially Acceptable Portrait of Karl Marx.” Hand-pulled print by Aimee Dingman. Image from EBSQ.Basics of Marxism:Surplus labor and the mystery of capitalism Exploitation occurs when the people who do the work and produce the surplus are different from the people … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Harry Targ : David Harvey’s ‘The Enigma of Capital’

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

What now?Economic and political crisis in 2010 By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2010 So where shall we start our revolutionary anti-capitalist movement? Mental conceptions? The relation to nature? Daily life and reproductive practices? Social relations? … Continue reading →

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Alex Knight : Zombie-Marxism II: What Marx Got Right

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Writ in stone? Image from RalphMag.Zombie-Marxism II:What Marx got right Why Marxism has failed, andwhy Zombie-Marxism cannot die (Or, ‘My rocky relationship with Grampa Karl’) By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2010 This is the second … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The 2010 Elections and the Battle of Ideas

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from UCAN.Assessing the 2010 elections:Towards building a progressive majority First, we need to communicate the basic proposition that the free marketers’ ideas do not make sense. By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 “Well, the … Continue reading →

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Alex Knight : Zombie-Marxism I: My Rocky Relationship with Grampa Karl

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by Germ Ross / artnoise.net.Zombie-Marxism I: Why Marxism has failed, andwhy Zombie-Marxism cannot die…(Or, ‘My rocky relationship with Grampa Karl’) By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2010 “The tradition of all dead generations weighs like … Continue reading →

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Baudrillard 3 : Breakaway and Inertia

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by alexkess / RedBubble.BAUDRILLARD 3: Breakaway and inertia By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 20, 2010 [This is the last of a three part series on the philosopher and social critic Jean Baudrillard, who died three … Continue reading →

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Baudrillard 2 : Postmodern Democracy and the End of History

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

BAUDRILLARD 2: Postmodern democracyand the end of history By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2010 “The Balance of Terror is the Terror of Balance.” (60) [This is the second of a three part series on the … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Tea For Two

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Twin Towers New York.Tea for two:Peradventures in duopoly capitalism By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / June 20, 2010 Many voices on the left complain about our “one-party” system, the Replutocrats, the entrenched and ubiquitous party of … Continue reading →

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William Michael Hanks : Good Government and the Mountain Within Us

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Mount Fuji. It’s all in how you look at it.Climbing the mountain:The foundations of good government By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / June 20, 2010 It is interesting how we each, in the progressive community, have different … Continue reading →

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Sherman DeBrosse : Rage, Racism, and the Future of the Tea Bagger Movement

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The Tea Baggers:An identity temper tantrum with a violent edge By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [This is the second in a two-part series on the Tea Bagger movement by Sherman DeBrosse. Go here to … Continue reading →

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