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As the global economy lurches toward a double-dip recession, unrest on our worldly streets continues to mount while leaders galore -- from the halls of the US Capitol to the salons of Cannes -- do nothing, trapped between the people they are elected to serve and those who purchased their service. How we got into this mess is a complex story of political beliefs and policies that is told by our bevy of learned analysts. Manuel García, Jr. begins with the roots of political beliefs, from post World War II and the Paris Intellectuals, to deindustrialization, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the Libyan Revolution; he later provides a timeline of American neoliberalism from the New Deal's social contracts, to their dismantling and the current OWS response. Michael Barker continues his analysis of Malthusian beliefs in which workers are wage-slaves whose fertility must be regulated to meet the ever-changing mandates of capital, and Gilles d'Aymery scrutinizes economic policy, the abject failure of the G20 summit to implement a single financial reform, and the OWS movement that's posing a serious threat to the Establishment.
No established American institution, not even her beloved baseball, has escaped the long reach of capitalism and the resulting class struggle. Gregory Elich's review of three books provides an excellent historical perspective on baseball's century of limiting players' salaries and how the players fought back. Comic art has long been used to both entertain and illustrate social conditions, and Paul Buhle celebrates the arrival of a much-anticipated history of the 1940s comic book that took the industry by storm. Peter Byrne illustrates through dialogue how terrorism, war, and violence are becoming the new normal, even for nine-year-olds, while Raju Peddada presents Part II of his look at the vaudevillian genius of Buster Keaton.
Le coin français is graced with the beauty of Claude Monet's garden in Giverny as seen by his friend and politician Georges Clemenceau; the existential poetry of Simone Alié-Daram; and Marie Rennard's portrayal of the complexities of managing a housing cooperative. Femi Akomolafe turns our sights to Africa with a tour of its corrupt politics and leaders who are clueless on how to solve the continent's problems, and Guido Monte transports us to a dream inside a dream in memory of Italian writer Dino Buzzati. We close with your diverse letters and our simple appeal for Swans year-end fundraiser.
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Manuel García, Jr.: Political Belief And Self Image: Aron, OWS, And Libya
An analysis of the roots of political beliefs, from post World War II and the Paris Intellectuals; to deindustrialization and the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the Libyan Revolution. More...
Michael Barker: The Original Population Bomb (Part I of II)
An examination of the role of Hugh Moore and the Hugh Moore Fund in the population control debate. More...
Manuel García, Jr.: From Social Contract To Occupy Wall Street
A timeline of American neoliberalism, from the post-World War II social contracts, to their dismantling and the current Occupy Wall Street response. More...
Gilles d'Aymery: Blips #117
A few selected issues that landed on the Editor's desk, from the abject failure of the G20 summit to implement a single financial reform, to the Occupy Wall Street movement that's posing a serious threat to the Establishment, and more. More...
Gregory Elich: Class Struggle On The Baseball Diamond
Gregory Elich's review of three books provides an excellent historical perspective on American baseball's century of limiting players' salaries through the reserve clause and how the players fought back. More...
Paul Buhle: Crime Does Not Pay
A review of Denis Kitchen's recount of how the post-World War II comic Crime Does Not Pay took the industry by storm. More...
Peter Byrne: Bedtime Story
A dialogue on how terrorism, war, and violence are becoming the new normal, even for nine-year-olds, thanks to television. More...
Raju Peddada: The Forgotten Auteur: Buster Keaton: The Genius of his Films - Part II
Part II of a series on Buster Keaton, whose films provided a temporary escape in our collective mirth by depicting our common existential conundrums. More...
Georges Clemenceau: Claude Monet et Giverny
Commentaires par Georges Clemenceau, homme politique français, sur le peintre Claude Monet et son jardin de Giverny, extraits de Une promenade chez Monet à Giverny, Editions J.C. Lattès, Paris 1993. More...
Simone Alié-Daram: Petite ballade
Poème existentiel. More...
Marie Rennard: Gestion bénévole des copropriétés
Un coup d'oeil panoramique de la gestion bénévole des copropriétés. More...
Femi Akomolafe: Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others
A tour of Africa's corrupt politics and leaders who are clueless on how to solve the continent's problems. More...
Guido Monte: Tartar Legend
Another dream inside a dream of Guido Monte, in memory of Dino Buzzati. More...
On the killing of the 99%; Joel Hirschhorn's common sense on America's debased and deformed democracy; the relativity of violence that should make us feel better; and the mess of the eurozone, from Greece to Italy and France, where even the baguette is rancid. More...
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