Posted on August 25, 2008 by haley1018
So, Jess H. at Feministe has the best blog post, feminist or otherwise, that I’ve read all year. It’s long and personal, it’s got some feminist theory and some Marxist theory and some blogosphere reflections. In other words, there’s a ton there, but it’s worth reading every word.
I’ll be honest, it’s left me not only [...]
Filed under: Blogs | Tagged: Capitalism, Colonialism, Feminism, Feministe, Ideology, Intersectionality, Jess H, Leftism, Liberation Feminism, Oppression, Social Justice | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 23, 2008 by haley1018
The New York Times has an article today about a trend in which students at top universities (aka, Harvard and the other Ivies) seem to be taking default paths toward investment jobs after graduation. The piece contains interviews with a few professors and students who say they’re troubled that so many of the nation’s brightest [...]
Filed under: Music, News | Tagged: Academia, Ani Difranco, Capitalism, Careerism, College, New York Times, Student debt, The Man, Wealth gap | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 2, 2008 by haley1018
Punk legend Billy Bragg spoke with Christine Smallwood at The Nation shortly after he published this op-ed in the NYT about social networking sites profiting off of artists’ music without paying the artists any royalties.
In the NYT piece Bragg actually answers the question I posed in my Prince-Radiohead post about why an artist or label [...]
Filed under: Music | Tagged: Billy Bragg, Capitalism, Compensation, Music, Music industry, Promotion, Punk, Royalties | 2 Comments »
