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re: Supermodernity, Consumerism and Identity – "We don’t have to explain to anyone what we choose to wear means; the display is its own statement, which every individual can collate with the other statements he has seen. The nature of our music collection or the interior decoration of our homes becomes more expressive than we could ever hope to be in an instant." – Rob Horning

grndgd Jan 25, 2010

Chris Hedges: "The ruling is one more judicial effort to streamline mechanisms for corporate control. It exposes the myth of a functioning democracy and the triumph of corporate power. But it does not significantly alter the political landscape."

grndgd Jan 25, 2010

"Lots of people are interested in modern art. Why is it particularly noteworthy if Jay-Z is interested?…Is it because he comes from the lowly world of hip hop where the expectation is that rappers are only supposed to be interested in…"

grndgd Jan 25, 2010

“In sum, there's no question that the stranglehold corporations exert on our democracy is one of the most serious and pressing threats we face…Although I doubt it, this decision may very well worsen that problem…But on both pragmatic and Constitutional grounds, the issue of corporate influence…is not really solvable by restrictions on political speech.”

grndgd Jan 22, 2010

Back in Nov '09, Sonia Sotomayor had this to say: 'Judges “created corporations as persons, gave birth to corporations as persons,” she said. “There could be an argument made that that was the court's error to start with…[imbuing] a creature of state law with human characteristics.”'

grndgd Jan 22, 2010

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