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
Hillary Clinton’s complaints about the spread of “fake news” belie her contributions to it
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 18 2017 15:03
The 2008 Clinton campaign played an instrumental role in spreading rumors that Barack Obama was a Muslim not born in America
Critics respond to Trump’s comments on Putin with surreal hypocrisy
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 6 2017 04:10
Critics attacked Trump after he drew a moral equivalency between the actions of Putin and the U.S.
Barack Obama and the triumph of neoliberalism
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 28 2017 07:41
Democratic Party icon Robert Rubin's evasion of prosecution for criminal activities related to the housing bubble represents a notable triumph in the history of neoliberalism.
Looking back on Obama's deportation regime
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 16 2017 17:00
The Obama administration's approach to illegal immigration was to severely enforce penalties for immigration related crimes. This approach led to record deportation numbers and an unprecedented explosion in the immigrant prisoner population.
Looking back at Obama’s bailouts: HAMP
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 12 2017 01:20
As Obama leaves office, a quick look back at a little known chapter in his administration reveals much about his presidency.
