June 2012
12 posts
C4SSdotORG: Anarchism and the Constitution →
c4ss:
Thoughts on Obamacare from an anti-statist perspective
By C4SS Fellow Jeremy Weiland (cross posted from social memory complex)
So the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is constitutional, according to the Supreme Court. Does it actually conform to the United States…
C4SSdotORG: SCOTUS: Render Unto Caesar ... er,... →
c4ss:
Well, here it is, folks: The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the “individual mandate” provision in the Affordable Care Act, aka “ObamaCare.” As of 2014, all Americans will pay a portion of their taxes to an insurance company of their choice instead of to Uncle Sam (or Uncle will come calling).
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C4SSdotORG: The Manufactured Debate Over Obamacare →
c4ss:
Contrary to outraged cries from Republicans that it’s some sort of radical departure from our “free enterprise” system, Obamacare is in fact a direct continuation of the bipartisan neoliberal consensus of the past thirty years. The guiding principle of this consensus is the use of state power to…
“The American, German and Japanese industrial systems were created by the same...”
– Kevin A. Carson, The Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand (via anarcho-fabio)
Stop Telling me Sharks are Misunderstood →
c4ss:
Let’s put fucking sharks nearer the bottom of our pity list than…coral. Starfish. And fish that never eat people. Let’s save “shark hugging” for the year 6000, when there’s almost nothing left to do.
C4SSdotORG: What Elinor Ostrom Means For All Of Us →
c4ss:
I was saddened to see that one of my personal inspirational figures, Professor Elinor Ostrom, died last Tuesday, June 12th of pancreatic cancer. Ostrom’s work was absolutely integral to my own development as both an academic, and a member of humanity. As a PhD candidate in the Department of Human…
Tulsa GMB IWW: A Dull Title for a Serious Problem →
tulsagmb:
You are at your workplace, and you decide to look down at your watch or phone to glance at the time. You see it, and a hopeless sigh is your immediate response. We always encounter this situation. You want to be out of there. It’s a long time until your next break, and it’s even depressingly…
