I don't always agree with George Monbiot, especially when it comes to his view on nuclear power vs renewable energy sources. But often he's right on -- particularly in matters that relate to the wealthy and the working class.
Check out his latest here: The Self-Attribution Fallacy
6/26/11
Capitalism and the Ideology of Choice
I like the RSA Animatons and watch them whenever I can. Here's one on Capitalism and the Ideology of Choice, by Renata Salecl.
Lately, I have also been listening to their talks on my BeyondPod podcatcher. In some ways, I like them a lot better than TED Talks. Maybe it's just the preponderance of British accents.
In this new RSAnimate, Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us? Does our preoccupation with choosing and consuming actually obstruct social change?
Lately, I have also been listening to their talks on my BeyondPod podcatcher. In some ways, I like them a lot better than TED Talks. Maybe it's just the preponderance of British accents.
3/19/11
Better Watch Your Cookie...
I saw this on Al Jazeera the other day (The US: Waking up to class politics).
A popular item is going around in emails and Facebook pages among the people who are in solidarity with the workers protesting against anti-labour legislation in Wisconsin: A CEO, a union worker and a Tea Partier (a member of the emerging right-wing political movement) are at a table with 12 cookies. The CEO takes 11 and says to the Tea Partier: "Keep an eye on that union guy, he wants your cookie."When I related it to Tyler, a friend, via email, he came back with:
Union guy says, "That's the last time I make cookies for you bastards."
Hallin's Sphere's of Consensus, Controversy and Deviance
I was listening to On The Media this weekend, specifically to a story titled "Does NPR Have A Liberal Bias?" and they mentioned Daniel C. Hallin's book The Uncensored War and a diagram he has in it on journalism and sphere's of consensus, legitimate controversy and deviance.
Along these lines, Allison Kilkenny has a good writeup on what these mean for the delegitimation of the standard media over time (and indirectly, how this might relate to Progressives -- or even Leftists, and to ideological hegemony overall).
Worth a read.
Along these lines, Allison Kilkenny has a good writeup on what these mean for the delegitimation of the standard media over time (and indirectly, how this might relate to Progressives -- or even Leftists, and to ideological hegemony overall).
Worth a read.
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