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For Mike Davis (1946-2022)

I’m a fatalistic Celt, and I have the example of my mother and older sister, who died like Russian soldiers at Stalingrad.  Thanks to California’s aid-in-dying law, I have control over the final act. But I guess what I think … Continue reading

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Mike Davis: Thanatos Triumphant

From Side Car/New Left Review (07/03/2022). Does hegemony require a grand design? In a world where a thousand gilded oligarchs, billionaire sheiks, and Silicon deities rule the human future, we should not be surprised to discover that greed breeds reptilian … Continue reading

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