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Tag Archives: Precariat
Inventing the Future: The Collective Joy of Mark Fisher’s ‘k-punk’
By Michael Grasso Source: We Are the Mutants k-punk By Mark Fisher Foreword by Simon Reynolds, Edited by Darren Ambrose Repeater Books, 2018 A little over two years ago, theorist and cultural critic Mark Fisher took his own life at … Continue reading
Posted in Art, consciousness, culture, Economics, Film, History, media, Media Literacy, Music Video, Neoliberalism, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged antinatalism, Cultural Theory, culture, Darren Ambrose, hauntology, K-Punk, media, music, Neoliberalism, Nihilism, Philosophy, Precariat, pulp modernism, Simon Reynolds
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Why Are so Few Americans Able to Get Ahead?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Our entire economy is characterized by cartel rentier skims, central-bank goosed asset bubbles and stagnating earned income for the bottom 90%. Despite the rah-rah about the “ownership society” and the best economy … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, education, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged Asset Bubbles, Cartels, central banks, Debt, Dystopia, economic inequality, Economic Stagnation, Economics, financial crisis, financialized economy, Higher Education, Housing Crisis, Precariat, rentier skims, Stagnant Wages
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America’s Social Depression Is Accelerating
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds We need to value honesty above optimism. Once we can speak honestly, there is a foundation for optimism. Beneath the rah-rah statistics of “the greatest economy ever,” the social depression is accelerating. The … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Health, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged American Dream, Anger, culture, downward mobility, Dystopia, economic inequality, Economics, Education, Employment, Expectations, financial crisis, Health, healthcare, Middle Class, Optimism, Overwork, Political Power, Precariat, Proletariat, psychology, recession, social depression, Social Fragmentation, society, Sociology
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This Viral ‘Feel-Good’ Story Is Actually an Indictment of American Labor Hell
By Luke O’Neil Source: Observer In what’s quickly become the feel-good story of the week, a young Alabama man named Walter Carr is being lauded across the country for his perseverance and indomitable spirit. It’s the type of story that … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, corporate news, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, media, Media Literacy, news, propaganda, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged Bellhops, Business, Cameron Doody, corporate media, economic crisis, economic inequality, Economics, Gig Economy, Internet Culture, Jenny Lamey, Labor, Luke Marklin, media, Media Literacy, news, Precariat, propaganda, Twitter, Walter Carr, Work
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Saturday Matinee: American Nomads
Synopsis from Top Documentary Films Beneath the America we think we know lies a nation hidden from view – a nomadic nation, living on the roads, the rails and in the wild open spaces. In its deserts, forests, mountain ranges … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Financial Crisis, Recession, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged American Nomads, American Society, Documentary Film, Hobos, Homelessness, Nomads, Precariat, Richard Grant, Transients
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Why America is the World’s First Poor Rich Country
Or, How American Collapse is Made of a New Kind of Poverty By Umair Haque Source: Eudaimonia Consider the following statistics. The average American can’t scrape together $500 for an emergency. A third of Americans can’t afford food, shelter, and healthcare. … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged Collapse, Debt, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, financial crisis, Homelessness, Inflation, Poverty, Precariat, Wealth Disparity
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America’s Rich Are Completely Losing Touch With Reality — and That’s a Really Bad Sign
By Shaun Bradley Source: AntiMedia The divide between wealthy and working class has grown wider each year since the last financial crisis, but this disconnect is about much more than just money or politics. The super-rich, in particular, have become … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Recession, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged Bunkers, Class Divide, economic crisis, economic inequality, Economics, Global Elites, income gap, Middeclass, Parabiosis, Precariat, Preppers, Social Unrest, Wealth Disparity, Wealthy
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