“I think the [Palestinian] village of Huwara needs to be wiped out. I think the...
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Law and morality are the totality of ties which bind each of us to society, which make a unitary, coherent aggregate of the mass of individuals. Everything which is a source of solidarity is moral, everything which forces man to take account of other men is moral, everything which forces him to regulate his conduct through […]
When he started to do the research for his new book, The Hidden Roots of...
by Aaron Major* I was first introduced to Richard Lachmann’s work as a graduate student and then had the privilege of calling him a colleague when I joined the faculty at the University at Albany in 2008. His sudden passing two years ago, on 19th September 2021, was a great personal loss to me and […]
by Jean-Louis Laville* Two major lessons emerge from the 19th and 20th centuries. Firstly, the promotion of a market society underpinned by a concern for individual freedom has increased inequality; secondly, the subjugation of the economy to political will under the pretext of equality has led to the suppression of freedoms. These two solutions have […]
Very interesting readings and recorded talks on various topics in Economic Sociology and Political Economy
In 1961, driving back from a short vacation, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a bright...
I recently read the book Not Too Late by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua. It’s a book about the climate crisis, with a focus on providing some level of incentive to sufferers of climate despair. I have really enjoyed Rebecca Solnit’s other work, so I thought I’d give this book a try.It’s a collection … Continue reading Not Too Late
Maia Kobabe on "Gender Queer," libraries, and how we have to fight back even louder.
Doctor Who: Doom's Day - Extraction Point is part of the 60th Anniversary multimedia event, a BBC novel from MG Harris that really works.