Tag Archives: commentators

Capitalism’s fiction laid bare: Will the Cyprus crisis trigger a revolution?

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is the epicenter of an epic shitstorm… This is a guest post from Charles Hugh Smith. His newest book is Why Things Are Falling Apart and What We Can Do About It The deposit-confiscation “bailout” of Cyprus reveals much about the Eurozone’s fundamental neocolonial, neofeudal structure. At long last, Europe’s […]

STUFF I *REALLY* LIKE: Monetizing the Hate

I don’t have one fraction of the public attention as a blogger that Heather lives with, but even I, somewhat piddly li’l Appalachian mommyblogger that I am, can be subject to/of some really, really mean online commentary. Lately, I must tell y’all, that anonymous vitriolic stuff has really been getting me down. As someone with […]

Facebook charges $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg

January 11, 2013 Facebook members are being asked to pay $100 for their messages to reach the inbox of the social network’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. The charge is part of a test of a system designed by Facebook to both raise some revenue and reduce spam. It was first introduced in December, with a charge […]