ULTIMATELY THE SOCIAL FUNCTION of education is to perpetuate society: it is the socialising function. Society guarantees its future by rearing its children in its own image. In traditional society the peasant rears his sons to cultivate the soil, the man of power rears his to wield power, and the priest instructs them all in
Police protocols noted that the event was a protest “against militarism and poverty” ~ Scott Harris ~ Four people, including a minor, have been detained in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg after handing out free food to the homeless, rights website OVD-Info reported.
Bound to capitalism and electoralism, the statist left has nothing to offer during a period of crisis and restructuring — leaving the field to the fascists ~ Blade Runner ~ Over the past decade, we’ve witnessed the resurgence of a familiar historical pattern, with segments of the working class and poorer communities increasingly turning to
Those convicted of arson were sentenced to terms ranging from 8.5 to 23 years ~ Sean Patterson ~ As reported by Solidarity Zone, on October 2 the Second Eastern District Military Court in Chita (far eastern Russia) sentenced thirteen young men to prison for acts of “sabotage and terrorism”.
There is a very obvious article to reprint from the October 1914 issue of Freedom, which is precisely why I’m selecting a different one.
Spoilers ahead: Did David Graeber really influence Francis Ford Coppola’s vision of the film?
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