by kspence | Oct 30, 2012 | Neoliberalism, Racial Politics, Resistance |
As you can see on the right side of the page, the wonderful folk at AK Press recently released We Are Many, a book about Occupy written from the perspective of its participants. As I've already said, I do think a better book about Occupy will emerge. But I...
by kspence | Oct 23, 2012 | Culture, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics |
I had the opportunity to see the film Detropia last Friday (it's showing at The Charles Theater for the next week I believe). It's been here before (it played during the Maryland Film Festival) but I missed it. The trailer: DETROPIA Trailer from...
by kspence | Oct 22, 2012 | Neoliberalism
Last week got away from me. So this week I'm going to kind of triple up on Detroit video. Today I post Art from the Ashes–a video about Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project. Tomorrow I'll post my review of Detropia (which is playing at The Charles in...
by kspence | Oct 18, 2012 | Culture, Neoliberalism
Last week the political science department held a conference on pragmatism. And one of the things we talked about was creativity. What are the conditions under which it happens? How does it happen? Everything is a Remix Part 1 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. I'm...
by kspence | Oct 17, 2012 | Knocking the Hustle, Neoliberalism |
In previous chapters I argued that the progress we’ve made, to the extent we’ve made progress, comes from sustained engagement and institutional development rather than from “black leaders”. Some argue that the black family is the most...
by kspence | Oct 15, 2012 | Neoliberalism, Public Policy
One of the most enduring arguments about government vis a vis private business is that it is inefficient. Government programs are wasteful, routinely going over budget. And this is because government bureaucrats aren't subject to the discipline of the market....
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