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Gettin’ Zizzy wit It: Slavoj Zizek and Green Capitalism

There’s a lot of keen insights in this, but Zizek still lumps things together that are rightfully separated and draws what I see as rather nihilistic conclusions. To the first point, he rightly (in my view) castigates people who believe that the only thing wrong with voracious American consumption patterns is that they are not [...]

Healthcare Reform Bill Passes, Earth’s Orbit Remains Intact

TODAY’S NEWS: Healthcare “reform” bill passes, Earth continues to orbit sun AND rotate on it’s axis.  Conservatives panic about “socialist” healthcare despite the government having been entrenched in the industry for centuries and despite a critical misunderstanding of what the word socialism actually means.