“All power to the soviets” with a small s means “all power to the workers’ councils” and it is a famous phrase from a certain phase of the Russian revolution. I learned it in seventh grade and I like it very much. I often think it and sometimes say it, and I would use it … More All Power to the Soviets!
1. I am still reading The Black Insider very slowly, and I have little new to report on that front except that I have added The House of Hunger, by the same author, to my list, as well as Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Times. I am also reading, strictly for pleasure, the criticism and historical documents … More On Reading for Pleasure and Writing What You Think
In one of my classes all the women are married with children, and their husbands are the ones who work outside the home. They all agree that their husbands should do no housework because they are the only ones bringing in money. They also point out that their brothers are better students than they because … More Gender Roles
I Nezua has this to say on his support of Barack Obama for the U.S. Presidency. The Field Negro and some of his commentators suggest that one reason Obama has so much white support, especially among young voters, is that they think that if they vote Obama they can never be accused of racism again, … More Generation Gap
In one of my classes I have just spent two weeks on some Afro-Cuban poetry and it is not because we are studying Blackness but because we are studying the ring of words and these poems contain some very good examples. As it turns out the class has a fairly large Black contingent. These students … More Motivos de son
Now Human Rights Watch has published its full report on the torture and near disappearance of Tasneem Khalil. Tasneem and I are friends 2.0, which is to say we are friends thanks to the Web 2.0. He is a Bangladeshi journalist with strong design and technical skills, and I found his blog on WordPress when … More The Tasneem Khalil News
Lisez-le, it is a thoughtful post on Marc Bosquet and How the University Works. And the Bittersweet Girl reminds us not to mislead students on the cost of a graduate education. My addition to that is not to mislead them on the cost of an assistant professorship. Of these three posts, mine is the most … More Un Bon Post
Observe this member of the band Soulfège get grilled on his support of Obama by a very rude reporter, and come out educating. H/T Momo. As the video started I thought, My God, it’s like the civics tests for Black (prospective) voters we used to have down here. As it continued, I realized that if … More Derrick Ashong
I voted, and then danced down the street just like this. It is the weekend, so we will sing; this video was found by Parlancheq, who leads us to further fascinating images of Bolivian carnaval. In honor of Bolivia, a brilliant country, we will also listen to the Kjarkas on Imillitay: Muyuspa muyuspa imillitay korik’entijinay … More Carnaval boliviano
The Louisiana Democratic primary is tomorrow, Febuary 9. I will be voting for Barack Obama. I am voting for Obama because because of the two candidates left, I believe he has the best shot at defeating the GOP. It is important to beat the GOP for many reasons, but a reason quite as good as … More Barack Obama
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