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1) I loathe Lenin. Here is why
It’s been sitting on my desk for a few weeks now, the great biography of Lenin by Victor Sebesteyn, to which I’ve referred numerous times. The reason it’s there? Because I see many Post-Its in turquoise and neon green sticking … Continue reading
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Tagged 1891 Volga famine, Anton Chekhov, Lenin, Leo Tolstoy, Russian Revolution, Tsarist Russia, Victor Sebestyen, Vladimir Ulyanov
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An act of job dissatisfaction we all dream about
Shutting the whole thing down. From Harper’s Weekly Review: The town of Passadumkeag, Maine, has effectively shut down after its clerk, who earned $13,500 a year, resigned last month after being denied a vacation.
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Tagged Passadumkeag Maine
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He was the capitalist archetype. He was a monster
Jack Welch was the longtime CEO of General Electric which became, under his tsardom, the most “valuable company in the world.” In yesterday’s Times, David Gelles, the journalist who wrote the Corner Office column for the business section, yanked Welch’s … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Consumer boycott, Corruption, Government, Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Politics, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, The War On Workers
Tagged capitalism, CEOs, David Gelles, GE, General Electric, Jack Welch, Koch Bros, libertarianism, New York Times
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