Posts tagged Anti-Capitalism

North Korea Is Not a Threat -...

By Prerna on April 5, 2009
North Korea Is Not a Threat – Unveiling Hegemonic Discourses

That security is socially constructed does not mean that there are not to be found real, material conditions that help to create particular interpretations of threats, or that such conditions are irrelevant to either the creation or undermining of the assumptions underlying security policy. Enemies,... [+]

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05Apr

Apply for a Job with Homeland...

By Prerna on March 11, 2009
Apply for a Job with Homeland Security!

Homeland security is hiring for an Associate General Counsel for Immigration! And it is a job that would guarantee ‘job security.” After all, DHS has an overbloated budget that needs justification, hence the detaining of non-violent, non-criminal immigrants like gardeners, nurses, construction workers and students. And... [+]

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11Mar

Day 2: Why I May Break this Fast

By Prerna on October 17, 2008
Day 2: Why I May Break this Fast

Today is Karvachauth — a day on which married (presumably straight) Hindu women pray and fast for the long lives of their (presumably straight) husbands. BARF. BARF. BARF. You can read about the origin of this religious festivity? and what it constitutes here. In recent years, the... [+]

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17Oct

A History of Federal Bailouts ...

By Prerna on October 2, 2008
A History of Federal Bailouts …

during the crisis of capitalism …

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02Oct

Wall Street Collapse? Another Crisis...

By Prerna on September 25, 2008
Wall Street Collapse? Another Crisis of Capitalism

var likeParams = ['abcdef0123456789','drawerbutton']; I wish I had the ability to be shocked when I hear about a ‘deep crisis’ that can cause staggering losses (a cyclical crisis of capitalism), a $700 billion bailout for private sector cronies and John McCain canceling a 2-3... [+]

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25Sep

Exposing the Business of Immigrant...

By Prerna on September 21, 2008
Exposing the Business of Immigrant Detention – CCA

I recently discovered a Reuters report featuring CCA (Corrections Corp of America)–the biggest privatized immigrant detention facility in the United States–almost gloating about the fact that these coming elections won’t make a difference to their company since there will always be a population that would... [+]

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21Sep

'Fair and Lovely' No More -...

By Prerna on August 27, 2008
‘Fair and Lovely’ No More – Bollywood Star blasts Fairness Products

Accolades for Akki – Bollywood star Akshay Kumar slams ‘fairness products’ and endorsers of such products at a news conference. Rani Mukerji, Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Konkona Sen Sharma are all the dusky leading ladies of Bollywood that may have succumbed to the ‘Fair and Lovely’... [+]

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27Aug

Day 2 - The REAL democratic National...

By Prerna on August 26, 2008
Day 2 – The REAL democratic National Convention vs. the Police State

One after another, the women leaders of the Democrat National Party took center-stage on Day 2. The roster included Governor K. Selebius, Senator Mary Landrieu, Senator Claire McCaskill, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Maria Cantwell, Governor Napolitano, and finally Hillary Clinton rounded up the day.... [+]

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26Aug