Literature takes both writers and readers to create meaning. And anyone watching Superman today knows what country Boravia stands for in this moment. Yes, there is good and evil in the world: occupation and genocide are evil. It's that simple
Michael Creighton
@mocreighton.bsky.social
Delhi poet, teacher, library movement activist
Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards? Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
Deportee (Plane Crash At Los Gatos) Woody Guthrie
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My middle child, who has worked for four years in the University of Oregon library, is ON STRIKE with thousands of other student workers, and I'm so proud! U of O isn't bargaining in good faith--hasn't even agreed to arbitration for harassment & discrimination. Tell the university what you think!
Eric Blanc@ericblanc.bsky.social · last yr.4,000 student workers at the University of Oregon are on strike to demand a fair contract Admin has retaliated harshly against worker organizers, please donate to the strike and hardship fund! givebutter.com/UOSW
I'm not a Catholic, but I married one & attended mass for 10 yrs. Today, we've lost a great & humble leader who understood Jesus' radical message: love for all, 'including those who are different than ourselves, or who come from distant lands'. Pope Francis--¡Presente!
If you love books and are in Delhi, you don't want to miss this... Annie Zaidi is an important writer, and she's launching her book at @tclp.bsky.social because she loves libraries! Register: forms.gle/7FYXoBYYhqnH...
This fundraiser is focused on making sure seniors have the space, access & resources they need to be full participants in TCLP libraries... ...and when young people see seniors in libraries, they learn to expect a lifetime of reading--please help! www.thecommunitylibraryproject.org/donate-to-us/
The Community Library Project@tclp.bsky.social · last yr.A programme designed with them, for them, in a world that forgets them into shrinking corners. Spring Spotlight is on you... Link To Donate bit.ly/3zkINeZ #SpringSpotlight #righttoread #10yearsoftclp #donatenow
There's so much bad news in the world, and then there are these three free libraries in Delhi where everyone & all ideas are welcome. We're not great at raising money, but we really do need your help, and we promise we'll put it to good use! Please donate today!
The Community Library Project@tclp.bsky.social · last yr.Spring Spotlight .... on the Seniors for whom shaam ki chai is with their peers at the library, over newspapers and charcha. DONATE so we can continue to be their safe space. Your donation will help us strengthen our programmes for seniors beyond digital literacy and reserved access to facilities.
If the current economic order runs up against the limits it seems to be approaching (i.e., over-production; falling rate of profit; environmental catastrophe; rising world unemployment) rich liberals will have to choose: wealth and power or freedom & justice. Jeff Bezos made his choice clear today
Let's forget the theory and political analysis for a moment and look on the bright side: DOGE's 'What did you do last week' email just reminded American workers that Elon Musk is the kind of boss we all snicker at bc they are such colossal, clueless *jerks*.
Starlink should be owned by the U.S. public as a government agency vital for national security. Expropriate it now.
The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · last yr.⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
Musk/Trump/NYT is going to call firing IRS agents savings, but the lost revenue will be many times their salaries: this all about making it easier for rich people to cheat on their taxes.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.The IRS will begin laying off roughly 6,000 employees on Thursday as part of the Trump administration’s push to downsize the federal work force, three people familiar with the agency’s plans said.
'Stated otherwise, for every hour of work at a given skill level, Northern workers are able to consume 8–19x more of the global product than Southern workers...' Yep, rich countries rip off the Global South, but tourists from the North still love to complain about how Delhi auto walas 'cheat'.
Jason Hickel@jasonhickel.bsky.social · last yr."In 2021, the economies of the global North net-appropriated 826 billion hours of embodied labour from the global South, across all skill levels and sectors. The wage value of this labour was equivalent to €16.9 trillion in Northern prices." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sunday L💙VE for Libraries is real! Our Library Love fundraiser campaigns for the 'Right To Read' through free, anti-caste & feminist public libraries #ForALL @tashanmehta.bsky.social is making an amazing offer. So scan the QR code on slide 2 to donate OR Click www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
A new week for library L💙VE! Our Library Love fundraiser campaigns for the 'Right To Read' through free, anti-caste & feminist public libraries #ForALL Shabnam Minwalla is making an amazing offer. So scan the QR code on slide 2 to donate OR Click www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
Important read: We all want to believe that a social democracy could heal the world. Hickel explains why that's likely not possible. (Anyone watching the underemployment in S. Asia must suspect the problem's bigger than corruption or mismanagement. But there are signs of this in the US as well.)
Jason Hickel@jasonhickel.bsky.social · last yr.Social democracy is not a viable alternative to capitalism. It is a tempting prospect, but ultimately suffers from violent contradictions that cannot be sustained. 🧵
so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.
Leah Greenberg ❌👑@leahgreenberg.bsky.social · last yr.the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
No longer hiding exploitation behind the mask of 'free trade', US is getting back to the basics w/ old school Imperialism. (It's an extension of Biden's Palestine policy. US elites understand current economic order is failing; economic nationalism is a desperate, short-term fix.) wapo.st/40ZiEwv
Ukraine rejects initial Trump request for half its mineral wealth
Ukraine is hoping to reach a deal on a counter-offer, but the opening proposal rippled through European diplomatic circles not only for its audacity but because the war-ravaged country appears ready t...
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This baby screaming on the Q train speaks for us all.
Two thought's about Trump's press conference with Modi: 1) Trump says US will sell India “many billions of dollars” of military hardware: once again, US state capitalism pushing bombs when what we need is libraries, parks, rural hospitals, renewable energy infrastructure...
The absolutely fabulous @freelibsnet.bsky.social and a host of storyteller stars are coming up with some really cool offers, starting tomorrow. Follow them, and please share this post. 👇
Free Libraries Network - India@freelibsnet.bsky.social · last yr.It’s the season of love! Revolutionary library love! Share this with your friends & family (in India) and get them to follow us here in large numbers! As for the rest? All will be revealed tomorrow 🥸🩵
Jamie Merchant’s ‘Endgame, Economic Nationalism & Global Decline' (@reaktionbooks.bsky.social) was a gift from my eldest daughter, so I knew it'd be good. It’s changed my understanding of the world in a way few books do. No easy answers, but we have to understand what we're up against. #left #books
Yes @tclp.bsky.social @freelibsnet.bsky.social @bansalibrary.bsky.social @mridulakoshy.bsky.social
Phil Shapiro@philshapiro.bsky.social · last yr.For those of us who love libraries, it's no surprise that they make our lives better. But thanks to a groundbreaking new study from the New York Public Library (NYPL), we now have the data to prove it. buff.ly/3CGF6lU via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Just had a super creepy AI moment. I was chatting with GTP4 about economic ideas emerging from Jamie Merchant's 'Endgame' (@reaktionbooks.bsky.social)-a little classic economic theory; Marx's concepts of the falling rate of profit and surplus value; Universal Basic Income; etc. 1/
There’s not enough progressive thinking about big tech’s use of AI tools to replace human workers. Elon Musk’s attack on the federal workforce reminds us this is an urgent problem. (And no, copyright lawsuits won't fix it) 1/8
I think Trump's on the right track, going the wrong way when it comes to this 'make Canada the 51st state' thing. Given how much most folks in the US hate our healthcare system, I think we'd all be happier if we could convince #Canada to make us their 11th province.
It is #LifttoSky Monday and I’m revisiting New Delhi Love Songs by @mocreighton.bsky.social :) As someone who grew up with Gujarati and Hindi poetry, English poems had never worked for me until I came across this a few years ago. So gentle, beautiful, simple. Do give it a try, if you haven’t!
Proud to be part of the free library movement in India. I think @edrabinski.bsky.social says it best: Win the Library, Win the World!
Free Libraries Network - India@freelibsnet.bsky.social · 2y ago“A national policy crafted without grassroots voices would fail to create a truly inclusive library system,” says Koshy of TCLP. The policy has been submitted to the Ministry of Culture, with further developments pending. www.thehindu.com/society/indi...
@mocreighton.bsky.social feels a nice coincidence that just yesterday I took out your book to read again, and today I saw the notification that you followed me :)