Quoted: "Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found widespread dissatisfaction with free-market capitalism. In the global poll for the BBC World Service, only 11% of those questioned across 27 countries said that it was working well. Most thought regulation and reform of the capitalist system were necessary. There were also sharp divisions around the world on whether the end of the Soviet Union was a good thing. "

Quoted: This article by Harry Cleaver describes the technological development and introduction of high-yield grains into South-East Asia as a method of controlling class struggle.

Via Johnny

Badiou commenting on the Affaire Coupat (Julien Coupat, of Tiqqun/Invisible Committee)

haha

some funny moments in this.

haven't checked this out yet, but I'm thinking about how we have to write something for the practicum and we'll be in the D&R seminar at the same time. This book could (if it's good) be useful.

transit strike in london, ON, Canada.

Quoted: The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 741 represents all the Bus Operators, Dispatchers, Inspectors, Ticket Clerks and the Plant & Equipment employees which include the Mechanics, Bodymen, Painters, Store Clerks, General Service Workers and Engineers.

Cunning redot. this looks excellent.

a bit surprised to see Land's blurb in there. i wonder if he'll ever re-surface. hopefully with like 3 more eyeballs and an anus on his forehead, or something fittingly exotic.

click to play

starts out a bit slow, but by 2:45 into the song it's pretty decent.

seems that the 20 year law of the retro-period is right on time.

here comes the new-grunge.