In Egypt the neoliberal programs have meant statistical growth, like right before the Arab Spring, Egypt was a kind of poster child for the World Bank and the IMF [International Monetary Fund:] the marvelous economic management and great reform. The only problem was for most of the population it was a kind of like a blow in the solar plexus: wages going down, benefits being eliminated, subsidized food gone and meanwhile, high concentration of wealth and a huge amount of corruption.

Karl Marx was in favor of socialist and communist-socialist revolutions, but he had a pretty nuanced view about it.

After the first International Days of Protest in October, 1965, Senator Mansfield criticized the 'sense of utter irresponsibility' shown by the demonstrators.

Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege.

Private companies can make a personal profile, direct you to things - they will say - that you would be interested in, but that's their choice not your choice.

There are many concepts of spirituality, among them, various notions of divinity developed in the Judaeo-Christian-Islamic religions. Within these the concepts vary greatly.

It makes sense to work towards a better world, but it doesn't make any sense to have illusions about what the real world is.