Monthly Archives: February 2011

Frank Rich on the Looming Government Shut Down

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/opinion/27rich.html?_r=1&hp

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Our machine overlords – The Boston Globe

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The Revival of Pragmatism

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Tehran Updates: New Call for March 1 March; Regime Pressed to Free Greens – Tehran Bureau | FRONTLINE | PBS

Tehran Updates: New Call for March 1 March; Regime Pressed to Free Greens by MUHAMMAD SAHIMI 26 Feb 2011 23:103 Comments Video of recent verbal assault on Faizeh Hasehmi, daughter of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, apparently by plainclothes security agents. She … Continue reading

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The archaeology of Iran’s regime | openDemocracy

The uprising in Iran, which began as a protest against the rigged election of 12 June 2009, caught the world by surprise. No one can be certain where this uprising will lead. What is certain is that Iran will never … Continue reading

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Mahmood Delkhasteh: Clash of Civilizations Discredited

Might we finally be able to dispel the myth of clashing civilizations to make room for new understandings of cultures of democracy? After the collapse of the Soviet Union and sudden vacuum of a political and ideological rival for ‘the … Continue reading

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A Clarification On Public Workers

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FT.com / Books / Non-Fiction – The Invisible Line

The Invisible Line Review by Wilbert Rideau Published: February 21 2011 02:09 | Last updated: February 21 2011 02:09 The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White, by Daniel J Sharfstein, Penguin, RRP$27.95, 416 … Continue reading

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FT.com / Books / Essays – New world disorder

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