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When I read the poem “Counterpoint” by Mahmoud Darwish, which was written for Edward Said, I thought how beautiful is the love between two friends who have chosen to be companions in struggle and who support each other in the … Continue reading
I am confused by the analyses of the anglo-phone left with regards to the social revolts in Libya. The only thing folks seem able to muster are a series of bifurcated abstractions. Thus certain metaphors in the analyses of Libya … Continue reading
By Elleni Centime Zeleke, My interlocutors seem angry and defensive about my claim that romantic love in north America is sinister. Let me respond to their anger with a few more points. So, we think of ourselves in the West … Continue reading
Last week, over at pambazuka.org Sokari Ekine wrote “Two African countries are presently on the verge of civil war. One is being reported minute by minute by international media, twitter and on blogs. The other is just beginning to emerge … Continue reading
By Elleni Centime Zeleke What has always worried me about couples in North America is that they replace the work of belonging to the world with the work of belonging to JUST ONE. And as such they take some of … Continue reading
AJ has live feeds showing curfew is being widely ignored, police armoured personnel carriers on fire and the Egyptian Ministry of Truth is having to repel protesters with live ammunition.
Al Jazeera is reporting that the army has been ordered to enforce a 18:00h curfew. Live feed shows army deploying.
Al Jazeerah has confirmed reports that the Egyptian army has been deployed onto the streets of the capital as the internal security forces have been overwhelmed across the country. The protesters seem to be optimistic that the army is going … Continue reading
Scandalum Magnatum, takes Brad Delong to task for botching Kelecki in a recent post. Brad DeLong damns Kalecki with praise: I WAS EXPECTING A 6% PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH QUARTER, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! Productivity increased 9.5 percent in the nonfarm business … Continue reading
By Paul Mattick 1939 III. The major part of the theories of planning hitherto devised can be appraised only as literature, since their authors have refrained from touching upon the laws by which capitalist relations are governed. Their starting point … Continue reading
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