Friday, Jan 27th 2012
Paul Mason | No Depression = no 30s-style revolution in ideas. Discuss.
Paul Mason on the world economy, a year after Lehman Brothers collapsed:
"Many on today's left, scarred by the experience of Soviet communism, are determined not to repeat the experience of the authoritarian rebel. In addition, they regard the issue of state versus market as [...]
n+1 | District 9
"I dislike alien/zombie movies and vowed I would never see another after 28 Weeks Later (the worst sequel in the world and a clumsy parable for the war in Iraq). But District 9 is nimble. It does not abandon its allegory in favor of interminable chase scenes, paramilitaries with poor aim, and [...]
Walter Benn Michaels: diversity is insufficient
Walter Benn Michaels talks to George Miller for Le Monde Diplomatique podcast about the economic background in the US, and France, and how it affects the question of diversity.
Listen to this first, then read Louis Proyect critique of Benn Michaels’ argument.
Progressive Economy | The Wooly Mammoth Conundrum
Michael Taft challenges NCB economist Brian Devine’s claim that wages are a big part of the cost of services used by business and that wages for “58 per cent of the overall economy”. He does this by looking at the facts.
First, that ‘pay’ accounts for 58 percent of [...]
Last minute mention is better than none, but the Labour Party and others are organising a protest against NAMA:
1pm next Wednesday, 16th September, 2009 - Leinster House
Origins of Casino Capitalism[1]
When capitalism first began to emerge as the dominant economic system around the turn of the 19th century in Western Europe and North America, the role of the financial sector in the system was simple and straightforward. When individuals or groups wished to set up a new company, they sold shares in [...]
In European terms, local taxation in Ireland is almost non-existent. The EU-15 average local tax take is 4.9 percent of GDP; in Ireland its 0.8 percent of GNP. Even Luxembourg, half the size of the Dublin metropolitan area and its population, has a larger local taxation base than all of Ireland. So I was interested [...]
It’s been a busy week for Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, authors of Lost Revolution (reviewed here). The book launch was held on Thursday while on Saturday the Desmond Greaves Summer School had a session entitled: “Remembering 1969: memory and history” at which Brian Hanley and Mick Ryan were speaker and chair respectively.
Tim Wise | Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
Tim Wise author of “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son” speaking on white privilege June 25, 2002 at Bloedel Hall, St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle.
An outstanding talk.
DCTV’s Looking Left is Looking For Volunteers
Production on series two of Looking Left will be starting soon, and we’re looking for volunteers. If you liked the 1st series, and would like to get involved, please get in touch.
LOOKING LEFT from DCTV on Vimeo.
