Author Archives: Tiago

October 3, 2009

Say it loud, say it proud

History matters! And Niall Ferguson says it with emphasis of the voice and excitement of the body. With a multiple lined affiliation: Harvard, Oxford, Hoover Institution, Ferguson writes popular books on finance and business history. He was writing on Empire(s) … Continue reading →

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September 22, 2009

Feelings

Writing for the Atlantic, the magazine titled after an Ocean that signifies two opposing ideologies depending on the coast you stand on, Benjamin Schwarz reviews books from the Depression era. The short article is interesting because it takes seriously the … Continue reading →

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September 14, 2009

Subtext

Economic history often comes in the small print of TV and movie scripts, a passing image, a headline in a fading newspaper. And then it happens that depression, inflation and oil prices becomes the text, explicit and explosive. It’s up … Continue reading →

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September 6, 2009

Just kick it

Wiki tells me that Adbusters is a not-for-profit, anti-consumerist organization founded in 1989 [that] describes itself as “a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the … Continue reading →

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Filed under 3476, Activism, Culture, Left