Friday, February 24, 2006

Thank Buddha, it's Friday (here's a bunch of stuff that didn't fit in here all week)

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”

On this date in 1848, The Communist Manifesto was published. Howard Zinn sez: “I don’t see much point in abstract theorizing or getting into arguments about Marxism, Leninism, etc.  ... Theoretical analyses are useful but not crucial. There is a lot of wasted time in such endeavors, but not all is wasted. Marx’s Communist Manifesto was a theoretical analysis, immensely useful and inspiring.  His first volume of Das Kapital was useful too. His second and third volumes, and his Grundrisse, were probably a waste of time!”

Informal Poll: How many of you have actually read the entire Communist Manifesto? (I haven’t.)

+++

+++

Home of the Brave Update

At least 108 people have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to figures compiled by the Associated Press news agency.

+++


New Thinking on Neurodevelopment
The human brain is often touted as the most complex structure in the known universe. The developmental process that produces this remarkable entity may also be among the most delicate in nature. As one scientist put it, “The brain doesn’t like to be jerked around.”

+++


Where the heck are you, Joe from Oregon?

+++

Farley Mowat sez: “Whales never needed a technology.”

Share
Posted by Mickey Z on 02/24 at 07:02 AM
View and Add Comments • Tell-a-Friend