POEM: “We are!”

“We”“We are the 99%” A declaration of a tiny few, 100 or 1,000 or 10,000 In this park or on that street corner, under baton blows, or faces painted with capsicum sting, or laughing or shouting in discussions. Just a few “we”. A creative “we” Declaring is beginning A “we” on the offensive demanding to […]

ARTICLE: Why Occupy is so politically explosive – by Max Lane

It has been more than two months since the Occupy Wall Street actions began in New York. The occupation in Zuccotti Park ended after the New York City government mobilised the police for a middle of the night raid. However, the political activity that it set in motion in the United States has not stopped. […]

SAJAK: MALL

Gua menelan kita Kacau ribet lalulintas luar hilang lenyap Nikmat tergantung kantong Musik rekaman tidak bisa menghilangkan jiwa senyap

POEM: Jakarta, Work, Maybe

Narrow rough asphalt grey Fences and walls defend snatches of privacy The ting ting ting of meat ball sellers The cacophony enemy of ears from the three wheeler Dryness, then dark downpour Outside rapacious streets gobbling time, time, time Insatiable The whirr of a fan Humm of a laptop Work, maybe

ARTIKEL: Sejarah Orde Baru dan Indonesia – Max Lane

Pertama sekali saya belajar sejarah Indonesia ialah pada tahun 1967 dan 1968 di Sekolah Menengah Atas di Sydney, Australia, kemudian di Department of Indonesian and Malayan Studies, University of Sydney tahun 1969-72. Pada saat itu sejarah Indonesia Merdeka baru berlangsung 22 tahun. Daripada 22 tahun itu, 5 tahun adalah sejarah revolusi (fisik), kemudian ada periode […]

Max Lane: Mencari Indonesia Babak Ketiga

Indonesia berdiri bukan karena todongan senjata tapi karena prinsip kesukarelaan. ADALAH sebuah fakta di dalam sejarah bahwa sejarah selalu dimanfaatkan oleh semua pelaku politik di dalam masyarakat untuk membenarkan tingkah lakunya pada saat itu dan apa yang direncanakannya kemudian. Pada umumnya kelas sosial yang berkuasa juga menguasai bagaimana cara pengetahuan dan pengertian tentang sejarah diperkenalkan […]

Max Lane: ON OCCUPATIONS

“Two nations; between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets; who are formed by a different breeding, are fed by a different food, are ordered by different manners, and are […]

NOVEMBER, 2011: Where Max is Speaking.

This schedule will be updated regularly and can be accessed by clicking “Where Max is Speaking” just under the banner of this blog, on the far right. November, 2011 November 2, UniversitasParamedina: ” “Economic Crisis in Europe and United States; A respond from Globalist Perspective in IR”, Graduate School of Diplomacy. Consortium on Indonesian Foreign […]