Lyotard talks about the ideology of communicational “transparency,” where we are able to see what the economic powers are doing with our information, and which goes hand in hand with the commercializa… more →
Utopia or Bustdrewmcdaniel wrote 2 months ago: In the late 1990’s, I opened an office in downtown Beijing, China, near the intersection of Se … more →
drewmcdaniel wrote 3 months ago: In the late 1990s and very early 2000’s, I co-owned and operated a business in Beijing, China … more →
therangelife wrote 4 months ago: Greetings! Surprised, some of you? Well, DrC, my dear and clever friend, sent me his proxy info to h … more →
Barry Pittard wrote 5 months ago: The violent suppression by security forces in Iran, just as the oppression practised on a vast scale … more →
Social Justice Teacher wrote 5 months ago: Mostly vegan cupcakes sat waiting on the table at the family cabin in Shingletown, Calif. Of course, … more →
Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship wrote 5 months ago: Beijing recently gave computer manufacturers six weeks’ notice that all new PCs sold in China must h … more →
jweichhand wrote 6 months ago: via AZSpot … more →
Citizen Espo wrote 6 months ago: Via the NY Times’ Lens blog: Terril Jones had only shown the photograph to friends. While work … more →
SLIMJIM wrote 6 months ago: Twenty years later, the clip of the “Tank Man” is still amazing and riveting Today is th … more →
philthepill136286 wrote 6 months ago: The show must go on. Long day at work or no long day at work. Energy secretary Steven Chu, the same … more →
webnerbob wrote 6 months ago: The massacre in Tienanmen Square happened 20 years ago today, and is the subject of a number of inte … more →
Harrison Beckmann wrote 6 months ago: Barack Obama likes to think that everything in the world must be universal. Universal health care, u … more →
Monte wrote 8 months ago: Here’s the last half of my Palm Sunday sermon. In the opening, I talked about how obvious it … more →
dinsquared wrote 10 months ago: Hey there Pr0nistas - I’m going to take a break from my usual free-wheeling style to try to st … more →
writelyhours wrote 1 year ago: After revisiting and seeing how terrible and overly personal many of the short stories I have on her … more →
mondayx wrote 1 year ago: More and more these days I see celebrities, now that they have made their fortunes from capitalism, … more →
Mike Allen wrote 1 year ago: Some people have a list of things they want to accomplish during their lives. I can’t say tha … more →
darsehole wrote 1 year ago: Firstly I must apologise for my extended hiatus. Over the past week or so I was struck down by the m … more →
collateraldamage wrote 1 year ago: Today is the start of the most odiferous Olympics since the widely boycotted Moscow games of 1980. I … more →