Day: August 2, 2010
We are the crisis of capital
John Holloway, author of Change the World Without Taking Power, argues that our response to the global economic crisis should be to create spaces outside of capitalism, not demand that it exploits us better. We are the crisis of capital and proud of it. Enough of saying that the capitalists are to blame for the … Read more
Scientists To Test For Physical Response To Art
Scientists are to monitor the vital signs of tourists in Florence after they see works of art – to test if Stendhal syndrome exists. There’s only one problem with an attempt by Italian scientists to test the reality of Stendhal syndrome, the condition of being so overcome by beautiful works of art that you actually … Read more
Fourteen Examples of Systemic Racism in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people. Saying the US criminal system is racist may be politically controversial in some circles. But the facts are overwhelming. No real debate about … Read more