Monthly Archives: November 2011
Full Marx
I’m preparing a lecture at the moment on the topic of work/labour in The Simpsons; at three hours, I have more than enough time to belabour the point that neoliberal capitalism is killing us all, that women are exploited through … Continue reading
Filed under Literary Criticism
The Last Words of a Dying CEO
What happens when the ’98 per cent of CEOs who support National’ realize that MMP is popular among the constituency, and that, however hard Ruth Richardson tries First Past the Post will never come back? They try to implement it under … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
Metaphor Watch #2: Catching Up with Australia
Metaphor watch #2: ‘Catch up with Australia’–four magic words that justify everything and change nothing. Continue reading
