Marx was born today May 5th. Here are some links celebrating his birthday.
Bluegal
Overnightlows
imperfect world
And here
Monday, May 05, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Marx and Obama "The Mask Slips" - New York Times
Right Wing crazy man William Kristol's article The Mask Slips - New York Times.
A short read with pithy remarks like "The Marx-Engels Reader, edited by Robert C. Tucker — a book that was assigned in thousands of college courses in the 1970s and 80s, and that now must lie, unopened and un-remarked upon, on an awful lot of rec-room bookshelves. "
A short read with pithy remarks like "The Marx-Engels Reader, edited by Robert C. Tucker — a book that was assigned in thousands of college courses in the 1970s and 80s, and that now must lie, unopened and un-remarked upon, on an awful lot of rec-room bookshelves. "
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Karl Marx as AD MAN
Nigel Beale writes at the Guardian Unlimited that Karl Marx could have been the best advertising man of all time. Beale takes a look at the Communist Manifesto as ad copy and gives his take.
"First off, it doesn't waffle. It goes straight to the point. It's specific. It contains facts. It's enthusiastic, memorable and brutally honest. It speaks to its audience with passion and understanding. It attracts attention. It is concise and easily understood. Its message is straightforward and unambiguous. It eloquently expresses the major concern of its target audience, and provides a compelling solution."
What I enjoyed the most from this article was Beale's contention that the Manifesto's real purpose was to "brand" Communism, correctly.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Studies in Language and Capitalism
For those who tire of reading sociobiological explanations of language check out this article by Marnie Holborow.
Putting The Social Back Into Language: Marx, Volosinov and Vygotsky
In other items of interest:
"In a speech, President JF Kennedy said that if only Karl Marx "had remained a foreign correspondent, history might have been different". How wrong he was, argues Christopher Hitchens. Much of Marx's writing during his years as a hack was a passionate defence of the values that were to inform his political philosophy."
Links courtesy of Book Forum (formerly Political Theory Daily.)
Putting The Social Back Into Language: Marx, Volosinov and Vygotsky
In other items of interest:
"In a speech, President JF Kennedy said that if only Karl Marx "had remained a foreign correspondent, history might have been different". How wrong he was, argues Christopher Hitchens. Much of Marx's writing during his years as a hack was a passionate defence of the values that were to inform his political philosophy."
Links courtesy of Book Forum (formerly Political Theory Daily.)
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