Thoughts on Mark Fisher and the “slow cancellation of the future”
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 15 2017 00:51
Mark Fisher's Ghosts of My Past shows the world through Fisher’s eyes, a beautifully depressing elegy for cultural progress and passion in a world dominated by cheap stimulation and the marketplace
Hillary Clinton’s complaints about the spread of “fake news” belie her contributions to it
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 18 2017 15:03
The 2008 Clinton campaign played an instrumental role in spreading rumors that Barack Obama was a Muslim not born in America
Critics respond to Trump’s comments on Putin with surreal hypocrisy
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 6 2017 04:10
Critics attacked Trump after he drew a moral equivalency between the actions of Putin and the U.S.
Barack Obama and the triumph of neoliberalism
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 28 2017 07:41
Democratic Party icon Robert Rubin's evasion of prosecution for criminal activities related to the housing bubble represents a notable triumph in the history of neoliberalism.
Looking back on Obama's deportation regime
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 16 2017 17:00
The Obama administration's approach to illegal immigration was to severely enforce penalties for immigration related crimes. This approach led to record deportation numbers and an unprecedented explosion in the immigrant prisoner population.
Looking back at Obama’s bailouts: HAMP
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 12 2017 01:20
As Obama leaves office, a quick look back at a little known chapter in his administration reveals much about his presidency.
Consigned to the memory hole: the content of the DNC leaks
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 2 2017 00:18
Hidden from the media narrative of Russian cyber sabotage is the content of the DNC leaks, and how the leaks revealed the arrogance and corruption of the Democratic Party elite.
Liberal commentators respond to election catastrophe by lashing out
Submitted by Soapy on Dec 28 2016 19:48
The catastrophic election results have left Democratic Party hacks lashing out at, well, pretty much everyone for failing to support their miserable candidate.
Simpsonwave: Nostalgia and sentiment in dystopia
Submitted by Soapy on Dec 9 2016 14:44
Simpsonwave is a video remix series whose success lies in its ability to connect between its source material on a deep level. The Simpsons has its origins in a deep social critique and a groundbreaking willingness to touch on emotionally realistic situations. This ties in well with the music of vaporwave, which is an uncompromisingly subversive and cathartic form of social criticism.
Alfred Olango and the hatred of solidarity
Submitted by Soapy on Oct 8 2016 16:30
Sending the police to deal with mental health crises is bad for everyone, so why does it continue to happen?
