A: "I shared my toys in kindergarten."

The Hollywood 10

The Hollywood 10 included Salt of the Earth Director Herbert Biberman, who was imprisoned for six months by the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities. This clip strongly supports Lenin's view of the state as a collection of institutions that monopolize violence in the service of the "thousands of threads" that bind the state to capitalists and their interests. To contextualize Biberman in Lenin's The State and Revolution, then, we can perhaps say the following: "Every [communist-affiliated director's] experience illustrates this connection in an extremely graphic and impressive manner."

Q: Is Obama a Marxist?

Burawoy has asked us to consider the following: Can you find the quote in Lenin? What would Lenin say if, instead of Joe Biden, he were asked whether Obama is a Marxist?

So, what do you think? Post your thoughts in the comment section.

Lenin Documentary: Part 1

Lenin Documentary: Part 2

Lenin Documentary: Part 3

Lenin Documentary: Part 4

This is the informal blog spot for errant questions, random ramblings and clever musings. For the rest of the semester, we'll use this blog to clarify the work(s) of Lenin, Gramsci and Fanon. Feel free to endlessly post, and don't forget: Theory Rocks!