Edward Curtin In lieu of writing reviews of their own books – with the exception of Walt Whitman, who did that with Leaves of Grass – writers often write introductions or prefaces. The purpose of such introductions is to give the prospective readers a sense of what to expect in the pages that follow, as if the …
What would a post-capitalist society look like, if it was to avoid replicating the failed Soviet model? In which, important ways, will its economic and social institutions be dissimilar to modern capitalism’s? Will the market have a place in that society’s scheme of things? If the answer to this last question is yes, and assuming […]
Yanis Varoufakis’s dispatches from an alternative present must be read, reviews and precis will not do. It’s a tough read, not so much a novel, as a meditation on the technical and social impasse we appear to have arrived at. The potential for instituting real change provided by the pandemic is being squandered; investors are […]
“Ridley Scott revives film noir into the sci fi genre, with Blade Runner, bringing us a tale of technocratic dominance vs. transhumanism. Jay Dyer and Jay Weidner unveil of a world where corporate globalism has run rampant, giving rise to a synthetic dystopia. Simulated perfection in this purgatory is found with Replicants – […]
Politics in a time of pandemic are grim. In the face of such global catastrophe, one that has only exacerbated the extractive, sclerotic nature of our existing economy, those on the left are burdened with the question: is there an alternative? And, if there is, how can we get there? These are the very questions […]
Spooktober continues with a roster of darkness and fun. As is the Spooktober tradition, we analyze Lost Boys AGAIN, as well as finally covering Hereditary as long requested, as well as a John Carpenter classic without Michael Myers – Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, with a couple worthy additions thrown in – donnie […]
Fr Dcn, Praxis, Qai, Greedo and others join me to cover the recent debate Fr Dcn Ananias had with Protestant apologist Matt Slick. We will cover Matt’s claims and approach, our analysis of the debate and the presuppositions of authority in Orthodoxy versus the lack of normative authority in Protestantism. Following the review, […]
Today I host the final hour of the hAlex J0nes Show and cover yet another nail in the coffin for the russiagate concoction, particularly by putting it in its wider context. We cover color revolutions as a result of the close of the Cold War, the application of that color revolution model being applied to […]
It’s spooktober again and around JaysAnalysis we cover the best and worst of the spookiest. Tonight Tristan joins me to cover two mind control classics I’ve long been meaning to cover – Adrian Lyne’s Jacob’s Ladder and the Verhoeven Total Recall. Combining both lighthearted fun and absurdity with Arnold and the dark, brooding mk […]
Tony Sutton A review of The Sport & Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada’s Public Wealth, by Linda McQuaig. Published by Dundurn It’s painful to recount the times in recent decades that we’ve been fed the neoliberal mantra that privatising public services is more cost effective than allowing them to remain in …
