online archive
5:00PM
OCT 10 2007
The rebirth of a terrible idea
From Eurozine, how we mistook normality for paradise: The dearth of toilet paper may not have been the sole reason for the collapse of communism, but it's an apt metaphor for a regime unable to fulfill its subjects' basic needs. From Political Affairs, is there such a thing as a “total state” or “totalitarianism”? Where does the term come from? How did it develop over time? What were and are its social purposes? The new totalitarians: An article on Burma and the rebirth of a terrible idea. Gerry Coulter (Bishop’s): Murray Bookchin: A Political Philosopher Among the Ruins of the Transpolitical. From Communalism, Janet Biehl on Bookchin’s break with anarchism. From ZNet, here's a brief review of the work of Noam Chomsky. Why we act: A review of Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist by Marisa Handler and The Everyday Activist by Michael Norton. A rough guide to radical thought: A review of Ideas for Action by Cynthia Kaufman.
