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Latest Word on the Liu Family

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:37:00 PDT

I received an email from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and the Save the Home of the Liu Family Committee. Twice before I've dealt with the issue of the Liu family, son and daughter of the late Margaret Liu, and their battle with the Chinese...

Anarchism and the Open Source Movement

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:03:00 PDT

The following article was printed in the second issue of the "NorEaster" a journal of the Northeast Anarchist Network. The subject deals with the development of open source products like Linux and Firefox. Shagya makes use of the Firefox browser on th...

We should call it the “Washingtonian Empire…”

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:16:40 PDT

… at least according to Social Memory Complex. Our communities are more and more like a conquered territory, conquered by our Washingtonian rulers. But it’s not just that Washingtonians rule over an overseas empire; it’s that domestic U.S. territory is increasingly treated as part of the conquered territory, rather than as the source of state legitimacy. [...]

Marketing isn’t radical… pimp the logo anyway.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:58:23 PDT

I haven’t changed my mind; I just want this shirt! You can get it at my Cafe Press shop. As with all my shirts, no markup is applied - it actually costs that much.

Who Shot General Motors … and Other Stories

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:35:00 PDT

Here is an interesting op-ed piece from the New York Times concerning the continuing decline of the the American automobile industry. "Legacy costs" including the expenses borne by these employers for private health insurance have added about 1600 dol...

The true self, seat of love. (part 1/2)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:31:49 PDT

While certainly we cannot say that there is a center of selfhood somewhere in the brain, or that what we call our self is necessarily a perfectly coherent unit, we nevertheless all agree that there is such a thing as the self. I am a person with certain properties, and I can sometimes “not feel [...]

The Picket Line — 18 July 2008

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:00:00 PDT

I’m getting close to the finish line on my “American Quaker War Tax Resistance” book project. Here’s a sneak preview of the index.

[from jeremy6d] Why a Critique of the Totalitarian Humanist State is Essential to a Genuine Radicalism

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:48:15 PDT

Keith Preston on the trend in western civilization to use the state to achieve liberal ends, and how a radical analysis must squarely combat not only the state but its particular totalitarian agenda.

Because I’m just your puppet…

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:13:52 PDT

…and I haven’t put up a poll in a while. Note: There is a poll within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

Notes on the “Revolution March”

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:26:41 PDT

Last Saturday, Brady and I attended the Ron Paul Revolution March in Washington, D.C. I’ve been putting off this post for a while, as I’ve been going through one of those phases where I can’t bear to blog. I’ve probably forgotten a lot, but I took notes, so this shouldn’t be too difficult. Brady [...]

In which I expose my nationalistic side…

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:01:00 PDT

Nobody's perfect, I suppose. There is, after all, one nation to which I will confess allegiance.

I really, really want this embroidered on a ballcap. . .

[from jeremy6d] Oil & the class war

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:37:08 PDT

"Workers are bearing the cost of higher commodity prices. Today’s figures show that wage inflation is flat, despite rising price inflation, implying that it‘s workers' real incomes that are being squeezed rather than capitalists'.

[from freemanlc] Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:20:25 PDT

"In order to obtain said license, technicians must receive a criminal justice degree or participate in a three-year apprenticeship. Those shops that refuse to participate will be forced to shut down. Violators of the new law can be hit with a $4,000 dolla

[from PintofStout] The Wine Commonsewer: Strip Search a 13 Year Old and Keep Your Job

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:10:27 PDT

Who, exactly, believes it is reasonable to strip search a thirteen year old honor student because she might be hiding ibuprofen tablets?

[from tjvanwyk] Bob's palace of obscenity

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:49:02 PDT

"Nothing brings Robert Mugabe's obscene selfishness home more brutally than pictures of his home."

[from PintofStout] Rights, Schmights | Sunni and the Conspirators

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:26:26 PDT

The essential component of the concept of rights has given way to all manner of harmful, fallacious ideas.... it has spawned entitlement attitudes, victimology, and a wrong-headed zero-sum perspective.

[from jeremy6d] Cockroach Caucuses

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:47:10 PDT

Kevin Carson on the local shadow governments created by developers, chamber of commerce types, government, and the rest of the local power elite.

[from freemanlc] The Art of the Possible » Blog Archive » Peak Oil and Decentralization

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:38:42 PDT

Kevin Carson summarizes the peak oil issue and it's future ramifications.

[from tjvanwyk] User Generated Content Is Not Sweatshop Labor

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:22:47 PDT

"N’Gai Croal... has determined that since [some sites] are almost completely dependent on user generated content, this makes Web (and Game) 2.0 something like the 21st century equivalent of textile mills or coal mines.... Hyperbolic much?"

[from bradspangler] The Case for [Libertarian] Optimism

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:17:53 PDT

[from jeremy6d] Seymour Hersh on Bush's secret moves against iran

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:02:25 PDT

Congress has been complicit in Bush's covert operations against Iran to provoke a war.

[from jeremy6d] Loretta Nall: Some Drug Traffickers Are More Equal Than Others

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:24:21 PDT

AL judge's son gets kid gloves for dealing a veritable pharmacy in a city park frequented by children.

[from freemanlc] The Art of the Possible » Blog Archive » Left Opportunism and Crackpot Realism

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:26:49 PDT

"Those of us aiming at systemic change must take, at the same time, both a realistic approach about what is feasible right now, and a dialectical approach relating such immediate aims to our ultimate goals."

[from jeremy6d] Che Guevara's final verdict on the Soviet economy

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:31:48 PDT

An interesting, surprisingly insightful analysis of the history of the Soviet economy, and just how "capitalist" it really was.

[from jeremy6d] Washington, D.C. owns 30% of the land in the fifty states

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:46:31 PDT

Can you say "Tuckerite land monopoly analysis"?

[from PintofStout] The Messenger Is the Message by Butler Shaffer

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:09:29 PDT

At a time when newspapers and weekly news magazines are experiencing major circulation declines, and television news is losing viewers – all to the benefit of more free, open, and responsive Internet reporting – the mainstream media is struggling for

[from jeremy6d] High School Paper to be Shut Down after Flag-Burning Photo

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:26:54 PDT

The principal finds the photo "embarrassing"; meanwhile, the CA legislature is swooping in to further politicize the situation. Great.

[from jeremy6d] Petitioning for redress of grievances

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:37:40 PDT

A project by We the People to initiate legal petitions to challenge many unconstitutional functions of the federal government. The cool thing is you can sign some petitions while not signing the "illegal immigration" one.

[from jeremy6d] Justin Raimondo on Libertarianism’s Divergent Roads

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:07:46 PDT

"In considering the future of libertarianism, one has to imagine at least two futures: one for the kept intellectuals of the Beltway set, and the other for the populist grassroots movement..."

[from jeremy6d] World demand for food can only be met by small farms

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:17:20 PDT

Because small farms produce more per acre than industrial farms, fair trade practices may be necessary to produce enough food for the world.

[from jeremy6d] Comcast Is Hiring an Internet Snoop for the Feds | Danger Room from Wired.com

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:36:49 PDT

Comcast, the country's second-largest Internet provider, is looking for an engineer to handle "reconnaissance" and "analysis" of "subscriber intelligence" for the company's "National Security Operations."

[from freemanlc] Emergent Complexity Theory and the Anarchist Approach | Anarchist news dot org

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:06:49 PDT

"This decentralized control, response to ones environment, and ability to follow simple rules are the key to emergence and the key to anarchism as well."

[from jeremy6d] Convention Protests and Anarchist Involvement in Electoralism

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:32:00 PDT

A critique of the upcoming convention protests from an anarchist POV.

[from jeremy6d] Blackwater's Private Spies

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:04:10 PDT

Blackwater has built a private intelligence division offering "CIA-style" services to governments and business.

[from jeremy6d] Per Bylund: Bigger is Better?

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:38:04 PDT

"David would not have been able to beat Goliath if the state tied his hands while injecting Goliath with energy. This is exactly what is going on in the market today..."

[from jeremy6d] Suspected anarchists firebomb central Athens tax office, no injuries

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:05:12 PDT

From AnarchistNews.org... when was the last time you heard of anarchists attacking state tax infrastructure?

[from jeremy6d] A Socialist Reads "The Road to Serfdom"

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:15:53 PDT

An interesting and abundantly fair take on Hayek's masterpiece, from Dissent Mag.

[from jeremy6d] What to Expect from the Conventions

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:36:20 PDT

A good look at the recent history of the protest movement and what is achievable in anarchist actions at the Democratic and Republican national conventions this year.

[from freemanlc] The Partial Observer - Standard of Living vs. Quality of Life

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:34:12 PDT

great short fiction piece by James Leroy Wilson

[from jeremy6d] The Left Conservative: Backwards Thinking

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:06:42 PDT

"...in a post-Raph Nader, post-Ron Paul, political universe, Bob Barr is a step backward. Not back toward the traditional American Republic, but back toward the managerial state and the totalitarian status quo."

[from jeremy6d] Dump the rentiers off your back

Sat, 31 May 2008 04:06:01 PDT

Rad Geek comments on the possibilities of peer production making entrepreneurs no longer dependent on capitalists.