‘Wrong About (Almost) Everything’ – a review of ‘The Dawn of Everything’ by David Graeber & David Wengrow
Submitted by hedgehog on Jan 13 2022 14:59
'The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity', David Graeber and David Wengrow (2021) - reviewed by Chris Knight.
Making a Living
This is a wonderful article by Aaron Benanav, published originally in The Nation - but obviously it's a shame that some people won't be able to read it because of the paywall. So this is a copy of the full article! The full title of the article is: "Making a Living. The history of what we call work".
Did Communism Make Us Human? On the anthropology of David Graeber – by Chris Knight
Submitted by hedgehog on Jul 14 2021 14:47
A critique of David Graeber’s understanding of communism.
Ukol sa Penomenon ng mga Tarantadong Trabaho: Isang Rant sa Pagtatrabaho
Submitted by Bandilang Itim on Mar 10 2021 05:40
Salin mula sa Orihinal na Akda “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant” ni David Graeber. Inisalin ni Malaginoo.
[VIDEO] BLAMING THE POOR: Poverty as Punishment | [Radical Responsibility]
Margaret Thatcher called poverty a “personality defect”. Ben Shapiro says people are poor because “they suck with money.” A research-backed response to all those who blame poverty on the poor. In a world with enough for all, poverty is never justified.
This video is 16 minutes and is divided into five parts. Further description below video.
The Ifugao—People without Government
Submitted by Bandilang Itim on Mar 3 2020 15:22
An anarchist anthropological review of the Ifugao people who constructed elaborate rice terraces without forming a government structure.
Erisian Mysteries: The art of squatting, resistance and solidarity in Exarcheia, Athens
An anthropological essay by Katelyn Squires on the anarchist activity in Exarcheia, Athens.
Anarchy #060
Issue of Anarchy magazine from February 1966, multiple articles relate to Peckham.
Hunter-Gatherers and Human Evolution: New light on old debates - Richard B. Lee
Submitted by hedgehog on Feb 10 2019 17:22
A leading specialist on hunter-gatherers exposes Steven Pinker’s poorly-researched claims that humans have always been war-like.
Richard Lee also summarises decades of research on hunter-gatherers showing how they emphasise food-sharing, gender equality and cooperative childcare. Lee concludes that it was this sort of less aggressive and more cooperative social environment in our evolutionary past that permitted the long childhoods required for human brain growth.
On "Bullshit Jobs"
This is a review of David Graeber's book "Bullshit Jobs."
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