In the aftermath of the rebellions of the sixties, efforts to produce enduring left structures proved frustrating. Reformist efforts tended to disappear into the bowels of the Democratic Party or similar parties elsewhere. Revolutionary groups quickly turned into sectarian cults. Numerous organizations and individuals continued to struggle, often around single issues, but the creation of [...]
“Solidarity not Charity” is a way of feeding people while addressing the underlying problems that cause hunger. The way this manifested itself in Common Ground was to immediately deliver and render aid where the state had failed, and then to leave structures in place so communities can continue to rebuild themselves as they see fit.” [...]
“The Strange Non-Death of Neoliberalism” offers a broad, well informed and accessible account of why neoliberal ideas and those who gain from them have so far emerged unscathed from a crisis of their own making. By Matthew Lloyd-Cape To many observers, neoliberalism seemed terminally wounded by the 2008 economic crisis, but do not have much of [...]
Jennifer L. Pozner, author of “Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV,” has a striking perspective on the much publicized divorce of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. In a piece for ”The Daily Beast,” she argues that it’s a good thing: “The disconnect between blissful on-air bride and off-screen divorcée offers viewers proof, [...]
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