Posts tagged Karl Marx

Mixing Marxist Economics with...

By Prerna on July 1, 2009
Mixing Marxist Economics with Creation Theory

So I was looking for economics papers I had written during college and just found this piece in an email to a professor. Adam and Eve used to live happily in the Garden of Eden, with all resources in pristine and abundant condition. However, one day,... [+]

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01Jul

Marx Gets A Manga Makeover and More

By Prerna on November 18, 2008
Marx Gets A Manga Makeover and More

While George Bush preached ‘market fundamentalism’ yet again at weekend the photo-op named the G-20 summit, the ‘leaders’ agreed upon further stimulatory spending to stabilize the financial system, and to ‘reform’ the IMF and World Bank as global financial instruments. In the midst of this world... [+]

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18Nov

San Francisco May Become First City...

By Prerna on October 22, 2008
San Francisco May Become First City in the United States to Decriminalize Prostitution

And Michael Foucault wishes from his grave that he could have lived 25 years more had it not been for his misadventures in Iran. (Hey, I love Foucault) The jibe was in reference to his opposition to the repression of human sexuality and how governments had made... [+]

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22Oct

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

Widening demographic divide between...

By Prerna on August 20, 2008
Widening demographic divide between rich and poor countries

The Population Reference Bureau just released the annual World Population Data Sheet. The report claims that the inequality in population and health profiles between rich and poor countries is widening. While I find macro and meta-narrative style studies overly generalizing and notwithstanding unforeseen phenomenons, there is... [+]

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20Aug