Pundits outraged as Assad does to Ghouta what the US did to Fallujah
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 2 2018 15:14
As pundits decry war crimes committed by the Assad regime in Eastern Ghouta, a look to how the punditry viewed the US' 2004 assault on Fallujah
The Syrian conflict is an indictment of the nation-state system: The Assad Regime
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 23 2018 20:14
As the Syrian conflict drags on, the world watches with horror as all involved countries ruthlessly pursue their own interests at the expense of the Syrian people. This first post will focus on the Assad regime.
Intellectuals cheer as US moves towards global war in Syria
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 5 2018 16:03
Despite years of unqualified failure, nation's liberal intelligentsia announces full support as US redoubles its efforts in its catastrophic "war on terror"
Music is stagnating, are neoliberalism and the gig economy to blame?
Submitted by Soapy on Jul 16 2017 15:55
Progress in music is slowing down, a look at how neoliberalism and developments in music production and distribution may be to blame
"When you're done with a condom, you throw it out": New book reveals 2016 Hillary campaign was beset by vicious infighting
Submitted by Soapy on Jul 5 2017 04:00
Hillary’s paranoid rage and the campaign’s infighting made a mockery of the slogan “Stronger Together”
Music education makes for a poor commodity
Submitted by Soapy on May 23 2017 20:41
The privatization of music education has turned it into a commodity, and with students becoming increasingly addicted to instant stimulation and gratification, a pretty bad one
Lessons in leftism: Pete Seeger and the black power movement
Submitted by Soapy on May 9 2017 18:30
The rise of “black power” led Pete Seeger to realize he had become a towering figure in a movement he didn't fully understand. The way he dealt with criticisms of him and his friends holds lessons for today.
Media, Clinton supporters offer frenzied support for Syria intervention, refuse to learn from Libyan disaster
Submitted by Soapy on Apr 8 2017 20:30
Cheerleaders for Syrian intervention refuse to learn lessons from recent history
Coalition representing 350,000 announces May 1st strike
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 23 2017 13:41
Workers will strike on International Worker's Day to protest worsening conditions across the country
Thoughts on Mark Fisher and the “slow cancellation of the future”
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 15 2017 00:51
Mark Fisher's Ghosts of My Past shows the world through Fisher’s eyes, a beautifully depressing elegy for cultural progress and passion in a world dominated by cheap stimulation and the marketplace
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