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Academic Talk: An Expanded Marxist Approach

AWOL December 10, 2009
Academic Talk is an AWOL blog feature that steps out of the newsroom and into the classroom -- highlighting theory's relevance and manifestation in the country's conversations. In the latest New Left Review, London-based academic journal, Erik Olin Wright expands the scope of his Marxist critique -- which has been an important citation for over three decades -- and details why his analysis has particular importance in the present American idiom. Wright's work has principally exercised in the classical Marxist tradition, distilling class issues with mind to structured mechanisms of exploitation and domination.

AWOL Newswire: You’re a Secret Muslim, Charlie Brown

Peter Harrison December 6, 2009
In the past week, two news stories arose that, despite their comedic value, served only to shave still more dignity from this country's dignity-deficient conservative voice; The Obama Muslim-smearing that reared its ugly head before the election is still a right-wing trope -- along with the right's familiar tabloid circus fare. First, in an interview with Oregon-based, nationally-syndicated conservative radio host Rusty Humphries, Sarah Palin stated that if she makes a run at the presidency in 2012, President Obama's birth certificate would once again become an issue. "I think it's a fair question, just like I think past association and past voting records -- all of that is fair game," Palin said.

Magazine launch party

Amberley Romo December 2, 2009
Fall 2009 "Divided" issue release tonight! Where: Hughes Formal Lounge When: 8-10pm Why: Must you ask?
Passing Thoughts Column: Division

Passing Thoughts Column: Division

John Bly November 18, 2009
The "obelus." That short horizontal line and the two dots it separates introduced division to us as just another mathematical function early in our childhood.

V.I.P. Prospies Displace Art History

Emily Reid November 18, 2009
“Your visit to American University is like a premiere!" reads a new section of AU's Web site, which lauds the birth of the “Green Room" in the Katzen Arts Building.

Orwell Deleted His Facebook Page

Kelcie Pegher November 11, 2009
When logging into Facebook, the illusion of privacy is given with the password-protected page that a no one should be able to unlock.

The Death of Print Journalism

Sarah Allen November 11, 2009
The newspaper industry is undeniably transforming, bolstering Web models while barely hanging on to hard copy. But, whatever the form, news will always have readers.
AWOL website!

AWOL website!

Chris Lewis November 10, 2009
mc_hammer YEAH!!!
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