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TNT is a place for ideas, structured around the critical study of innovative texts and their fortnightly discussion among interested parties.

[rabble.ca @rabbleca]

How a group of activists called the Left Front is changing Vancouver municipal politics http://t.co/MtrwOqDCgv via @Blindmanspistol #vanpoli

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Pretty awesome evening discussing @TomEHayden's SDS / Port Huron Statement.

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Craving waffles. http://t.co/9WcLSTxU

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[Scott McLemee @McLemee]

@NextTextYYC @lamkelley I am intrigued and astounded to know this, and would love to know more about the discussion.

[The Next Text @NextTextYYC]

The (re)collection from last week's discussion of @McLemee's After the Last Intellectuals is up: http://t.co/x7twzLOW

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Night of the Living Debt! RT @davidgraeber: everyone must read this immediately: OWS new strike debt campaign begins http://t.co/cEPn03Kl

[melissa flashman @melflashman]

@davidgraeber DEBT "A titillating read... dares to question “the very assumption that debts have to be repaid."

http://t.co/JaLsynL4

[Antonio Gramsci @GramsciAntonio]

Organic intellectuals are distinguished less by their profession...than by function in directing the ideas and aspirations of their class

[Antonio Gramsci @GramsciAntonio]

All men are potentially intellectuals in the sense of having an intellect and using it, but not all are intellectuals by social function.

[Antonio Gramsci @GramsciAntonio]

Are intellectuals an autonomous and independent social group, or does every social group have its own particular specialised category...?

[The Next Text @NextTextYYC]

@McLemee @lamkelley Blog post should be up soon. Found your essay thanks to @newinquiry's Foundational Texts: http://t.co/LYjnShSN

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Tonight's discussion of McLemee's "After the Last Intellectuals" was a great success! Note: success is measured in the consumption of cake.

[Verso Books @VersoBooks]

Interview with @ProfDavidHarvey by @MahonMatt for @TheWhiteReview http://t.co/0LNyrsb9

[Aaron Bady @zunguzungu]

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[Aaron Bady @zunguzungu]

"10 pieces...none of them has been published online yet...130+ pages...illustrated and designed by Imp Kerr."

[Aaron Bady @zunguzungu]

The New Inquiry's Drone issue is out! http://t.co/JQnilNPC

[Gord Barnes @GordBarnes]

Recommended reading for everyone interested in creative activism - http://t.co/soNAtS5p #beautifultrouble http://t.co/4jYQuQex #activism

[The Next Text @NextTextYYC]

What a glorious day! Why not do a bit of reading? @davidgraeber's Debt perhaps? http://t.co/Fye951rP #debt

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