http://swans.com/ Swans Commentary Swans Commentary - As always, please form your OWN opinion, and let your friends (and foes) know about Swans. en Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:55:06 GMT 012345678911121314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T10:00+00:00 1440 sburke@cpan.org http://interglacial.com/d/about_rss/1day#_yes_this_means_YOU http://interglacial.com/rss/swans.rss http://interglacial.com/rss/swans.pl swanscomm Political Disconnect And The Invisible Shackles http://swans.com/library/art16/jeb219.html Political Disconnect And The Invisible Shackles  ·  by Jan Baughman  ·  What will it take for those suffering in a system that continues to fail them to stand up against its perpetuation? Of Conflict And Misdirection http://swans.com/library/art16/barker63.html Of Conflict And Misdirection  ·  by Michael Barker  ·  The imperial uses of conflict resolution. Sarko The American http://swans.com/library/art16/ga285.html Sarko The American  ·  by Gilles d'Aymery  ·  Gilles d'Aymery considers French president Nicolas Sarkozy, whose reactionary politics are inversely proportional to the depth of his inferiority complex. It's A Berlusconi World: Part II http://swans.com/library/art16/fabiop04.html It's A Berlusconi World: Part II  ·  by Fabio De Propris  ·  Part Two of this series on Berlusconi's Italy considers the lack of artistic masterworks in the cartoon-like Joker's World Syndrome that has gripped the country for two decades. The Phrenology Of Mind http://swans.com/library/art16/clark03.html The Phrenology Of Mind  ·  On the Precursors of Cognitive Science in Hegel (and Marx) by Maxwell Clark  ·  A look back at Hegel's Phenomenology of Mind -- seemingly silly if not highly offensive, and perhaps a precursor of contemporary cognitive science. The Cost Of Living Is Killing Me http://swans.com/library/art16/femia42.html The Cost Of Living Is Killing Me  ·  by Femi Akomolafe  ·  Price and tax increases by John Evans Atta Mills, Ghana's president, despite his campaign promises to the contrary, demonstrate that he doesn't have the interests of the people at heart. Bill Press's Toxic Talk http://swans.com/library/art16/cmarow172.html Bill Press's Toxic Talk  ·  by Charles Marowitz  ·  Charles Marowitz reviews an analysis of the horrific shortcomings of modern-day radio and the deceitful power of the right. The Great Game Lost http://swans.com/library/art16/pbyrne133.html The Great Game Lost  ·  by Peter Byrne  ·  London's fearless Tricycle Theatre brings Afghanistan to its stage with astonishing breadth. Current Offerings At Some European Opera Houses http://swans.com/library/art16/saslav21.html Current Offerings At Some European Opera Houses  ·  by Isidor Saslav  ·  Druids in spacesuits -- no kidding. L'examen de minuit (Midnight Enquiry) http://swans.com/library/art16/xxx142.html L'examen de minuit (Midnight Enquiry)  ·  by Charles Baudelaire  ·  Charles Baudelaire's famous poem about human stupidity and the descent into darkness. ápokatástasis http://swans.com/library/art16/gmonte97.html ápokatástasis  ·  by Claudine Giovannoni & Guido Monte  ·  Giovannoni and Monte talk about the unity of the things, and the eternal illusions on the idea of Time. Letters http://swans.com/library/art16/letter197.html Letters  ·  On Michael Doliner, intelligent design, and the "way we people think"; praise for Louis Proyect and Tony Judt; and the legend of Boris Vian's song "Le Déserteur."