tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098762.post115773572539435121..comments2023-08-24T03:23:57.964-05:00Comments on surplus labor: The lightbulb revolution!!!!Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912406198051338502noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098762.post-1157840613130567212006-09-09T17:23:00.000-05:002006-09-09T17:23:00.000-05:00i'm not sure. the business press elsewhere does a ...i'm not sure. the business press elsewhere does a better job analysing the competing agendas of labor, capital and the state (i'm thinking of the economist or financial times). or at least they take seriously the idea that other agendas have a role. does anyone know how the overseas press played the '90s tech boom? were they as slavishly devoted to corporate boosterism as the average business hacks here?meshugahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981003683124146638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098762.post-1157773864243274302006-09-08T22:51:00.000-05:002006-09-08T22:51:00.000-05:00of course you had to post this the day i purchased...of course you had to post this the day i purchased 6 evil, energy-wasting light bulbs...<BR/><BR/>anyway, i think it is a bit unfair to criticize the reporter for swallowing wal-mart co.'s beautiful line about saving victims of katrina/reversing an economic downturn/eliminating world hunger/etc. all through energy efficient light bulbs. i mean, this guy works for fast company magazine, whose self-described mission is to provide "management, leadership, and career advice for business executives." it's like expecting the journal to be critical of the free market or forbes to reject massive accumulation of wealth or the boston globe not to suck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com