‘Slavoj Žižek visited Liberty Plaza to speak to Occupy Wall Street protesters. Here is the full transcript of his speech.’

“So do not blame people and their attitudes: the problem is not corruption or greed, the problem is the system that pushes you to be corrupt. The solution is not “Main street, not Wall street,” but to change the system where main street cannot function without Wall street. Beware not only of enemies, but also of false friends who pretend to support us, but are already working hard to dilute our protest.”

‘The reaction to Jobs' death-- his full transformation into one of the era's most prominent secular deities-- reveals that we want more than anything to believe in the benevolent, progressive, and humane powers of technology.’

Is Forever 21’s Chang family capitalist geniuses or just exploitative and plagiaristic?

"A historian traces the moment when Boston’s dour preachers embraced the market."

Everything is going to be okay.

Figure out how much money you *need*, and get there, and while you're getting there and once you're there, act like you're rich. Seriously. Thanks, @ftrain, for the link.

Lodwick and pals debate capitalism through Tumblr. "This proves not only that Tumblr is a good platform for public debates, but that true debate on the Internet is possible." Didn't doubt that, but this is interesting.