Monthly Archives: May 2015

If you don’t remember voting for him…well, you didn’t. But five sitting council members did, and so on April 27, he was selected to replace the outgoing Sally Clark. And even before being sworn in, Okamoto had already become the … Continue reading →

Profits. Ask Dick Cheney. Cheney’s Halliburton Made $39.5 Billion on Iraq War. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/308-12/16561-focus-cheneys-halliburton-made-395-billion-on-iraq-war Diamond Dick held/holds $39 million worth of stock options. Oh yes here we see the all-too-familiar, incestuous embrace of state and capital. How they must laugh at … Continue reading →

I received the following in my inbox: Dear friends, supporters, listeners and fans of Guns and Butter, Please be sure to see below about the action needed to remain on the newsletter list. I have some exciting news for you. … Continue reading →

Stumbled upon this by accident. It’s quite a good expose’ on the role of bourgeois unions. It’s directed by Ken Loach, and my hat is off to him.

“We need to escape from identitarian ghettos that asphyxiate ideas. Sometimes within these groups one forgets to “make ideology.” Instead the same slogans are just repeated and in so doing we forget to think…” Gracias, Dilia. Buena suerte. Electoral politics: … Continue reading →

Great piece. The Wars on Vietnam

http://www.nafeezahmed.com/2015/05/how-nato-deliberately-destroyed-libyas.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FiKyjg+%28The+Cutting+Edge%29

At bottom of link you can find a pdf of Rosenberg’s excellent analysis of fascism. http://www.sacw.net/article2756.html

I’ll refrain from the obvious jokes because this is all too serious. http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/prison-guard-locked-room-large-dog-cure-him-being-gay170415

In light of the Baltimore rebellion and May Day, it feels appropriate to share this excerpt from Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play, by James C. Scott, an anthropology professor at Yale. … Continue reading →