Historian Tony Judt Dies, Aged 62Guardian
Tony Judt, the British writer, historian and professor who was recently described as having the "liveliest mind in New York", has died after a two-year struggle with motor neurone disease.
Considered by many to be a giant in the intellectual world, Judt chronicled his illness in unsparing detail in public lectures and essays – giving an extraordinary account that won him almost as much respect as his voluminous historical and political work, for which he was feted on both sides of the Atlantic.
Proud Flesh and Its Discontents Nick Thoburn From New Formations
A Countercultural Conversation With Noam ChomskyMr. Fish
From Marx to Goldman Sachs: The Fictions of Fictitious Capital Michael Hudson
[As published in Critique, based on a presentation given at the China Academy of Sciences, School of Marxist Studies in Beijing in November 2009, and at the Left Forum in New York City, March 20, 2010.]
Preface to 33 Lessons on Lenin Toni Negri
Preface To The Present (Spanish) Edition:
This book dates in its current form from 1972/73, although some of its parts were written (written partially) 10 years prior. By all means, however, the form in which these essays/texts are presented are definitive. In re-publishing these lessons I have not believed it necessary in modifying them in any aspect. Why? In their relative ingenuity they are constructive, creative and joyous.
Will California Legalize Pot? Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet
Today, at least a third of Americans say they've tried smoking weed. Is it possible that after half a century of increasingly mainstreamed pot use the public is ready for marijuana to be legal? We may soon find out.
Why the Feds Fear Thinkers Like Howard ZinnChris Hedges
Wyclef Jean for President of Haiti? Look beyond the Hype Charlie Hinton and Kiilu Nyasha, Haiti Action Committee
Costa Rican Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Entry of US Military Jamie Way, Narco News Bulletin
The Costa Rican Supreme Court last week agreed to take a case challenging the constitutionality of a US-Costa Rican agreement that would allow for a massive US military presence. The agreement cannot go into effect until the Supreme Court rules, thus postponing the arrival of US forces.
The “New Normal”: More than One in Five Americans at Risk of DestitutionBarry Grey
More than one in five Americans in 2009 suffered a household income loss of 25 percent or more over the previous year, according to a new report sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation and entitled “Economic Security at Risk.” The report documents a steady increase in economic insecurity since the 1960s, and concludes that annual income losses of 25 percent or greater increased by 49.9 percent between 1985 and 2009.
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