Mark Charan Newton

Interesting comments on Self-Ownership.
When the State stakes its claim on what we can or cannot do with our bodies, this should also not be seen as claiming ownership over us (unless a statist declares this, in which case it is a contradiction). Rather, we should see it as an attempt by the State to gain [...]

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Very sad to hear about Richard Wright.
Richard Wright, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, has died today following a struggle with cancer. He was 65.
Wright was the band’s long-term keyboard player, as well as a songwriting contributor to classic albums such as Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. He [...]

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I’m rather disgusted, if not surprised, by this article.

In light of the revelations by people like Aidan Delgado and Specialist Jody Casey about officially sponsored racism in the military, the use of the dehumanising proper noun ‘haji’ to facilitate murder, and the spree of free and easy killings that ensues, I found the following [...]

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I ordered a new copy of News from Nowhere, by William Morris, to replace my old, battered edition.
Morris was a fascinating chap, and an important socialist (more communist/anarchist) writer in the 1800s. News From Nowhere is a particularly interesting read, and one of the first blueprints for an environmentally sustainable society. (My university dissertation was [...]

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I discovered this old article with China Miéville on fantasy and revolution, and there are some very good things discussed.
Fantasy’s of interest to me because I grew up on it, and–along with horror and science fiction (SF), three inextricably linked genres–it’s still the stuff that I love to read.
For socialists in general, it seems [...]

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