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October 21, 2021 bodhisattva / Buddhism / socialism / Yeats / Zen

The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.

One hundred years ago, William Butler Yeats wrote the poem “The Second Coming.” Much was happening in the world when

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February 1, 2021 capitalism / socialism / television / the wire

The Proletariat Life of Bodie Broadus

I just finished my 5th rewatch of The Wire, the critically acclaimed HBO drama that ran from 2002-2008, and it

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January 17, 2021 Buddhism / capitalism / Karl Marx / mental health / psychotherapy / socialism / Spirituality

Why Isn’t Life More Meaningful? Thoughts on Marxist Alienation, Wage Labor and Suffering

You have a job. And you probably don’t like it. Why? The reasons are varied. Maybe you don’t make enough.

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January 12, 2021 capitalism / Karl Marx / mental health / socialism

Creativity, Capitalism and Alienation: Karl Marx’s Theories on Work

“Alienation” is not a phrase you will hear in the mental health field often. If you do, it is commonly

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