Banjo-picking American troubadour Pete Seeger died on January 27 at the age of 94. In a career that spanned eight decades, he sang for migrant workers, peace activists and anti-capitalists.
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The Democrat Party鈥檚 mad dogs unleashed violence around Bangkok鈥檚 voting stations on January 26.
Voting stations throughout the country were supposed to be open for people to cast their votes before the February 2 general election. Advanced voting is a required service since it is compulsory for people to cast their ballot.
In many areas of Bangkok, angry residents argued with the anti-democratic protesters. They also protested against local election commissioners who closed voting stations whether or not they were surrounded by Sutep Tuaksuban鈥檚 Democrat Party thugs.
Bill Gates is worried -- too many people are talking about raising the minimum wage. Appropriately, the world鈥檚 richest man spoke on the eve of the World Economic Summit in Davos.
Gates is a great symbol of the Davos summit, an annual away day for global capitalism.There, the world鈥檚 1% mouth concerns about poverty and climate change while working on policies that fuel inequality.
For a second, just imagine that one of the highest ranked male tennis players in the world is taking part in the obligatory post-game interview having just won a marathon five setter.
Spartacus (Revealing Antiquity)
By Aldo Schiavone (translation by Jeremy Carden)
Harvard University Press, 2013
208 pp., $29.95
Karl Marx was a great admirer of ancient Roman and Greek philosophers and leaders. However, there was one he singled out as the 鈥渇inest fellow antiquity had to offer鈥: Spartacus, the Thracian who led the most significant slave revolt against the Roman empire.
Marx was not the only member of the Spartacus fan club. German Communists led by Rosa Luxemburg named their party after him.
A recent documentary on veteran US rocker Bruce Springsteen asked fans to describe their hero in three words. The responses, compiled in the film Springsteen & I, were fairly predictable: "Badass, sensitive, perfect"; "Hope, energy, power鈥; 鈥淓arnest, inspiring, intense鈥 and so on.
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