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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Howard Zinn

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Howard Zinn died today of a heart attack. He was 87. The AP published a short biography in memorium. Published in 1980 with little promotion and a first printing of 5,000, “A People’s History” was, fittingly, a people’s best-seller, attracting a wide audience through word of mouth and reaching 1 million sales in 2003. Although [...]

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The Corporation – A Legal “Person”

Monday, January 25, 2010

Maybe you’ve heard that the Supreme Court ruled there should be no limits on corporate campaign contributions, finding that “the government has no business regulating political speech.” This follows from the corporation’s status as a person, and money’s ability to talk, legally speaking. Consequently, a movement to legalize democracy is taking shape. The video clip [...]

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Critical Readings

Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Public School in Los Angeles is a school with no curriculum. Someone proposes a class, and when enough interest builds, a teacher is found to teach whoever signed up. The school isn’t accredited; there are no degree programs. It’s a project of Telic Arts Exchange, an organization that “emphasizes social exchange, interactivity and public [...]

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