Dissent

"Power concedes nothing without demand."
- Frederick Douglass

Spinoza

“The purpose of the state is freedom”.

Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza, (November 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677), was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Jewish origin. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death.
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Slajov Žižek

A recent lecture by one of the greatest minds in our world today.

Apathy

"Apathy is always the impediment to progress."

- Shepard Fairey

Ethics, Aesthetics, and A Presidential Election

"Ethics is aesthetics." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Here is an article on artist Shepard Fairey and the Obama campaign Aesthetic.

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20th Cenutry Socialism

The fear of economic crisis, i.e. the loss of jobs, is most effectively being used by capitalists to keep workers' demands within limits.

-1971, New German Critique, The German New Left