The Ugly and Awkward Truth of “Occupy London”

Posted by Nick Taussig on Feb 28, 2012 in Avant-garde, Blog, Capitalism, Human Interest, Non-Fiction, The Paradoxical, Uncategorized | 2 comments

One of the protester’s banners at Occupy London declares, “The 99% needs a safety net more than the 1% needs a security blanket.” Many mainstream commentators argue that the protesters are nothing but a bunch of demented anarchists and hateful Marxists in search of either chaos or utopia, presenting no viable alternative to the Capitalism system which they so despise. Yet there is nothing mad or contemptuous in the above statement, nor in the one below, which states,...

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Putin’s Third Term

Posted by Nick Taussig on Feb 16, 2012 in Blog, Human Interest, Non-Fiction, Russia, The Distinguished Assassin | 5 comments

It appears that Putin will be President once more, despite the protestations of the Russian people who cry not only foul play but also that they’ve had enough of Vladimir Vladimirovich – the leader who refuses to relinquish power in the vein of the many despots before him. Democracy in Russia is nothing but a façade, an illusion. Men such as Putin, former KGB apparatchiks, have little concern for the will of people – what they want and need. Rather such men, former nomenklatura, care...

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