I am motivated to post some excerpts from Marx because I got a new secretary in the media laboratory which, for reasons I can explain but do not understand, I seem to supervise. The former secretary, a person after my own heart, had printed out the Communist Manifesto and hung it on the bulletin board. … More Karl Marx II
The politicians have shown that they are not the answer to our suffering. The poor are just made the ladders of the politicians. The politician is an animal that hibernates. They always come out in the election season to make empty promises and then they disappear. But we know that lies are for the time … More M’du Hlongwa
Now we will pass some time studying the Communist Manifesto, that is, perusing some choice and still relevant passages from it. On what foundation is the present family, the bourgeois family, based? On capital, on private gain. In its completely developed form, this family exists only among the bourgeoisie. But this state of things finds … More Karl Marx I
Since we are on the topic of Music of My Childhood, since I have been hit with yet another Distasteful Project at work which distracts me yet further from the True Purpose of my job, and since I always did approve of Gracie Slick, we might as well let the Jefferson Airplane sing: You are … More Deep Nostalgia
This, of course, is Steppenwolf on Born To Be Wild. The song came out when I was a child. Everyone looked like these band members in those days. I did not remember how things had been before, so I did not realize that we were in an unusual era. Right now I am in an … More 1968
It has been gray, rainy, and freezing – yes, below zero centigrade – for several days, and even the cat is disheartened. I did not take pictures on my voyage south, but someone else made a very similar trip, and has kindly provided us with this video. I classify it as a song. Axé.
After linking to the audio of Salvador Allende’s final speech, I reproduced the text in English. Now, for the sake of completion, it is time to reproduce the text in Spanish. The exciting thing is that the complete transcript of his radio transmissions that morning, including several made before this final one, is available at … More Allende Radio Transmissions, 11-IX-1973
I do not know how stable the WikiSource link to Salvador Allende’s last speech is, so I will reproduce that English translation of it here. And yes, it seems Allende was actually seen shooting himself, with a machine gun, after organizing the surrender. Santiago de Chile, 11 September 1973, 9:10 A.M. This will surely be … More Allende’s Last Speech – English
This is archival footage of the bombing of the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago de Chile September 11, 1973. The audio is the final speech of then President Salvador Allende, announcing that he will not give up (he was killed later on in the attack). I discovered this video in a search for music. … More Últimas palabras de Salvador Allende
A Quaker friend sent this message, by an unidentified author, for Martin Luther King Day. I am not a Christian, I have not yet become a pacifist (although I am rather sure that is the most rational path), and my perspective on King’s achievements is different from that of this writer. The message is well … More Bayard Rustin
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