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Walt Kelly’s 1952… in 2016

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Mike

Drawn from the narrative commentary in Ten Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Years With Pogo, Walt Kelly’s assessment of the rhetoric and movements of his time bears striking similarities to America’s present-day sociopolitical cacophony. NINETEEN hundred and fifty, a year that John Gunther … Continue reading →

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Forgotten photos: The Mitchell Corn Palace

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Mike

Among the more curious items that I have acquired over the years is a small collection of 35 mm slides. Some the slides are professional photos that are from sets produced for tourists. Others are from private collections, unlabeled and virtually … Continue reading →

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Capitalism’s “hustle”

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mike

Some years ago, a fellow traveler broke down the relationship between the working class and the employing class for me with a rather succinct explanation. “The hustle,” he said, “is that the bosses try to get as much work out of … Continue reading →

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Thomas Klocek’s books

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Mike

Most folks who have seen my personal library room in real life know that it predominantly a repository of political economy in the Marxist tradition. Over the course of the past two decades or so, I have managed to collect … Continue reading →

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