December 2010
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“We want to stand upon our own feet and look fair and square at the world — its...”
– Bertrand Russell (via thesoftanimal)
November 2010
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“Terrorism is a hopeful thing if you’re a freedom fighter. Terrorists and freedom...”
– William Gibson (via azspot)
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“The entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.”
– John Andrew Holmes (via dachesterfrench)
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“You no longer need to travel to distant and dangerous countries to observe such...”
– Nicholas D. Kristof, “Our Banana Republic,” NYTimes.com
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Voters: Forget Politics. Jobs, Please! | Mother... →
The most widely accepted narrative to emerge from the 2010 midterm elections, in which Democrats took a “shellacking” and lost the most congressional seats since World War II, was this: Sick of liberal overreach, voters—especially independents—shifted their favor to the right, choosing Republican candidates in huge numbers.
Not so, according to a new exit poll by the firm...
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“The easiest form of management is to encourage or demand that people do more....”
– Seth’s Blog: Do more vs. do better
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Watchcharlietodd:
I love John and Stephen and haven’t missed an episode of either show since they respectively began. I think the media cry that the Rally took young people away from phone banks is pretty dumb.
But when it comes to the theme of the Rally… I have to say, I agree with Bill.
This is a spot-on criticism of the way Stewart and Colbert are characterizing “sanity” in our...
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Ҥ American government is run by and for capital and capitalists.
§ Most...”
– From The Bad Logic of the 2010 Midterm Elections
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“It is clear that when people tell me, “Oh, but you are utopian,” I tell them,...”
– Žižek (via lazz) 