Man oh man, if there ever was a prime example of a revelation of the greatest flaw in libertarian economic theory, it had to be Alan Greenspan’s speech. For those not in the know, the former Federal Reserve Chairman spoke before a Congressional committee yesterday. Long one of the grand proponents of laissez fair capitalism, his decisions, ironically, probably has lead to the complete discrediting of such economics.
October 24, 2008 archive
Oct 24 2008
The return of Karl Marx
Original article, by Fred Weston, via In Defense of Marxism:
Articles have appeared recently in newspapers and websites around the world highlighting the fact that sales of Marx’s books over the past year have risen sharply in East Germany, particularly among young people. It is worth quoting just a few of these articles.
Oct 24 2008
One Kind Favor
cross posted from The Dream Antilles
You know it’s one kind favor, I ask to you
You know it’s one kind favor, I ask to you
See that my grave is kept clean
It’s a simple enough blues. It was initially sung, I think, by the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1927 under a pseudonym. It was so popular that he re-recorded and re-released in 1928.
It’s been recorded by BB King, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Canned Heat, The Grateful Dead, Mike Bloomfield, Keiji Haino, Diamanda Galás, Meindert Talma & the Negroes, Lou Reed, Furry Lewis, Chrome Cranks, the Dream Syndicate, Thelonious Monster. And, of course, by numerous, numerous others.
It’s been in my head for two days. I heard BB King’s latest version of the song yesterday on NPR while I was driving home. I can’t seem to turn it off. “One kind favor I ask of you/one kind favor I ask of you…”
Join me in my head.
Oct 24 2008
Pony Dress-up Palin Party
I’m sure you’ve heard about the $150,000 make-over
Did you know there are some unsolved mysteries regarding these expenditures?
There are still aspects of the Republican National Committee’s shopping sprees on behalf of Gov. Sarah Palin and her family that are murky.
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