Payback: The price of colonialism by Gaither Stewart

by Gaither Stewart Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 26 February, 2011 Of all the uprisings in the Maghreb, the case of Libya is perhaps the most opaque.  Is the country a locus of true spontaneous insurrection or simply the target of an opportunistic maneuver by the West? (Rome) Does colonialism pay off for anyone? In the long run, [...]

Saudi Arabia witnesses first signs of unrest as “day of rage” planned for March 11th by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted from Irish Times February 26, 2011 The popular uprisings across the Middle East are sparking similar unrest in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with youth groups and workers in that country now calling for a “day of rage” demonstration in the capital, Riyadh, on March 11th. Already there have [...]

Soylent Green (1973)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Soylent Green is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Charlton Heston, the film overlays the police procedural and science fiction genres as it depicts the investigation into the brutal murder of a wealthy businessman in a dystopian future suffering from pollution, overpopulation, depleted resources, poverty, dying oceans and a [...]

Hegel’s hard work by Todd Chretien

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Todd Chretien SocialistWorker.org February 23, 2011 Marx looked to Hegel’s original method for thinking about society’s problems. “IF THERE should ever be time for such a work again,” said Marx to Engels amid a flurry of letters in January of 1858, “I should greatly like to make accessible to the ordinary human intelligence, [...]

The Punk Patriot: Working People vs Wall Street

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ ThePunkPatriot | Feb 25, 2011 BLOG: http://punkpatriot.blogspot.com FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/1OtiqI TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/punkpatriot STORE: http://punkpatriot.etsy.com DONATE: http://bit.ly/7OwKc2