Category Archives: despotic academia
Alternative Theoretical “Practice”: Impotent, Detached, Armchair, Deductivist “Heterodox” Theory as/= “Praxis”?
Alternative theoretical practice March 22, 2015Editor If theoretical models assume uncertainty, however, and assume that agents have epistemic and ontological beliefs consistent with this state of affairs, the proper way to approach the course of economic phenomena should be very … Continue reading
The Rage of the Cultural Elites
The Rage of the Cultural Elites Post Categories: Culture Yu Shan | Thursday, March 19, 2015, 9:45 Beijing A certain unhappy incident happened to my aunt in the summer of 1966. The Cultural Revolution—a political movement initiated by Mao Zedong—was … Continue reading
Why a Stronger Dollar Will Lead to Deflation, Recession and Crisis
WHY A STRONGER DOLLAR WILL LEAD TO DEFLATION, RECESSION and CRISIS Post Categories: Canada MIKE WHITNEY | Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 3:19 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on pinterest_shareShare on favoritesMore Sharing Services … Continue reading
Iraq, Libya…Iran? US Activists Mark War Anniversaries with Spring Rising
Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015 by Telesur Iraq, Libya…Iran? US Activists Mark War Anniversaries with Spring Rising by Medea Benjamin 3 Comments (Photo: Keith Ivey/flickr/cc) March 19 marks two gloomy anniversaries: the 12th anniversary of US invasion of Iraq … Continue reading
Judge Orders US Government to Stop Suppressing Evidence of Torture and Abuse
Published on Saturday, March 21, 2015 by Common Dreams Judge Orders US Government to Stop Suppressing Evidence of Torture and Abuse Ruling on Friday is latest development in years-long legal battle, in which the ACLU has argued the photos ‘are … Continue reading
US Threatened Germany Over Snowden
US THREATENED Germany Over Snowden Post Categories: Canada GLENN GREENWALD | Saturday, March 21, 2015, 5:04 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on pinterest_shareShare on favoritesMore Sharing Services German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (above) … Continue reading
How America’s minority party rules over the majority of its people
How America’s minority party rules over the majority of its people One word: Gerrymandering. The math is complicated, but the end result is not. Conservatives enjoy a political grip on American society far out of proportion to their actual numbers … Continue reading