Carnival of the Un-Capitalists
The eighth installment of the Carnival of the Un-Capitalists has arrived! You've heard the hype, now get ready to experience the full force of the Carnival and its members. Grab your peanuts, popcorn and soda and prepare to ingest some informative and enlightening posts on a diverse array of topics.
First, we start with Richard Cranium at The All Spin Zone. He explains how the American corporate media's biased coverage of Venezuela's oil production is another example of the U.S. global economy trying to buck its foes in the information war. Elyas at Ablogistan examines the capitalist ideology of the American Dream and how its unrealistic dogma serves to justify oppression with false idealism. Get your Horatio Alger on here!
At Fruits of Our Labour, reasoninrevolt offers a succinct book review of the recent release Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. I've purchased this book but have not yet read it. Thanks to reasoninrevolt my interest in this book has now multiplied. Richard at Philosophy, et cetera takes it back to basics with Marxist philosophy. He expands the Marxist critique of wage-labour and capital to include the notion of objectification and prostitution. Are wage-laborers merely whores?
Kevin Carson at Mutualist Blog raises an interesting issue about the corporate media's coverage of popular democratic movements across the world. Have you ever noticed how the popular movements that are pro-WTO/globalization receive wide media coverage (Ukraine, Georgia) yet the popular movements focused on collectivism as opposed to pure capitalism (Bolivia) receive little or no media coverage?
Next, move on over to Freiheit und Wissen where Charles uses the Star Wars analogy to explain the recent hubbub regarding U.S. imports of Chinese textile goods. In which nation is the force stronger? Note: Never underestimate the power of the dark side of the capitalist force.
Eugene Plawiuk at Le Revue Gauche describes the dark side of neoliberal capitalism in Canada. Systematically examining the empirical evidence of the failures of neoliberalism, he argues for the necessity of a living wage. At Leninology, Lenin applies the notion of ideological interpellation to the actions of Irshad Manji, a so-called progressive Muslim critic of Islam. Through her criticism of Islam, is Manji merely a tool of the Western capitalist powers? You decide.
What is Agitprop's offering to this carnival you ask? This week I inaugurated a new series titled Über-Allies in which I focus on the late comedian Bill Hicks. His unabashed criticism of capitalism and consumerism as well as his comic idealism is important to remember during these strange postmodern times.
I would like to thank the editors of the Carnival of the Un-Capitalists for the opportunity to host the Carnival this week. Next week's Carnival will be hosted at Fruits of Our Labour. If you are interested in contributing to the Carnival in future, please check out the main site and contact the editors Charles or Gretchen.
Peace.
