Sociologic

"The State and the structure of society are not, from the standpoint of politics, two different..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:41 -0700

“The State and the structure of society are not, from the standpoint of politics, two different things. The State is the structure of society.”

- Karl Marx

Martin Shaw on the concept of Civil Society.

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:59:23 -0700

Martin Shaw on the concept of Civil Society.

The Philosopher's Stone: I'VE BEEN THINKING

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:15:24 -0700

The Philosopher's Stone: I'VE BEEN THINKING:

Marx’s seven propositions.

Crap Cannon: Israel sprays putrid liquid to control West Bank...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:51:01 -0700

Crap Cannon: Israel sprays putrid liquid to control West Bank crowd (by RussiaToday)

redplebeian: maxcapacity: i was just getting mad about this a...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:09:47 -0700

redplebeian:

maxcapacity:

i was just getting mad about this a minute ago

Each new one just gets better and better

How Class Works - Richard Wolff Examines Class (by...

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:53:04 -0700

How Class Works - Richard Wolff Examines Class (by PrentissMcCabe)

Noam Chomsky Why Marijuana is Illegal and Tobacco is Legal (by...

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:32:14 -0700

Noam Chomsky Why Marijuana is Illegal and Tobacco is Legal (by Akshay Pahilajani)

misskayvee: Charlie on President Obama Nailed it.

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:03:39 -0700

misskayvee:

Charlie on President Obama

Nailed it.

Photo

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:52:33 -0700

A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse | David Graeber | The Baffler

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:06:41 -0700

A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse | David Graeber | The Baffler

"It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good;..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:55:02 -0700

“It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good; to know how to create is better.”

- Henri Poincaré

"Normally, when you challenge the conventional wisdom—that the current economic and political system..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:54:24 -0700

“Normally, when you challenge the conventional wisdom—that the current economic and political system is the only possible one—the first reaction you are likely to get is a demand for a detailed architectural blueprint of how an alternative system would work, down to the nature of its financial instruments, energy supplies, and policies of sewer maintenance. Next, you are likely to be asked for a detailed program of how this system will be brought into existence. Historically, this is ridiculous. When has social change ever happened according to someone’s blueprint? It’s not as if a small circle of visionaries in Renaissance Florence conceived of something they called “capitalism,” figured out the details of how the stock exchange and factories would someday work, and then put in place a program to bring their visions into reality. In fact, the idea is so absurd we might well ask ourselves how it ever occurred to us to imagine this is how change happens to begin.”

- David Graeber (via azspot)

terriblesting: From the greatest tumblr ever Cosmarxpolitan

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:54:25 -0700

terriblesting:

From the greatest tumblr ever Cosmarxpolitan

youmightfindyourself: What happens when you pay two monkeys...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:56:57 -0700

youmightfindyourself:

What happens when you pay two monkeys unequally?

Louis CK and the ridiculousness of Road Rage, “Oh My...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:10:14 -0700

Louis CK and the ridiculousness of Road Rage, “Oh My God” HBO Special (by MarieKathleen83)

anoncentral: Today in terrifying fake news The Associated...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:35:17 -0700

anoncentral:

Today in terrifying fake news

The Associated Press’ Twitter account was hacked earlier today, sending out a false report of explosions at the White House. The tweet was swiftly debunked, no report was sent on the AP news wire and Twitter has since suspended the account.

But that didn’t stop some from immediately believing the fraudulent tweet. Note the sudden plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the time the tweet went out:

In the wake of the now-notorious tweet, and the outrage last week over a number of grassroots amateur detectives on Reddit working to solve the Boston Marathon bombings, it’s important to remember that not everything online should be taken at face value.

Photos: Twitter, Google

It feels like it’s been a while since I re-blogged my friends over at the LA Times, so here you go. (Chris Adams of the Financial Times quoted CNBC as saying, “All of a sudden, everybody started yelling.”)

nevver: Atomic health

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:33:48 -0700

nevver:

Atomic health

“An example of individual courage and conscientious...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:35:20 -0700

“An example of individual courage and conscientious objection.”

Video

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:49:14 -0700

(audio) 13 Foucault lectures on "Truth, Discourse, and the Self," in English, UC Berkeley (1980-1983)

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:20:11 -0700

(audio) 13 Foucault lectures on "Truth, Discourse, and the Self," in English, UC Berkeley (1980-1983):

Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was an enormously influential French philosopher who wrote, among other things, historical analyses of psychiatry, medicine, the prison system, and the function of sexuality in social organizations.