Monthly Archives: April 2011

What they really mean by “American exceptionalism” – Barack Obama News

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Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89 by Rodric Braithwaite – review | Books | The Guardian

“Nothing remotely consistent” in US foreign policy from 1948 until 1991?? You jest!! It was remarkably consistent even if not best directed. It had one objective and that objective is clearly stated in the article above: “What is most important … Continue reading

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President Obama to Paul Ryan/Ayn Rand: “IN YOUR FACE!” – Ron Robinson – Open Salon

Ron Robinson Add as Favorite Send message RSS Birthday June 14 Bio My field is social brain science/cognitive science and my research focuses on social, political, and media related issues and problems and how they effect and are effected by … Continue reading

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Obama Budget Speech – Video and Analysis of Obama Budget Speech 2011 – Esquire

via esquire.com Listen to the Obama speech and then read this commentary which, I think, is beautifully argued, then make up your own mind.

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Swans and Zombies: Neoliberalism’s Permanent Contradiction | The Nation

via thenation.com Here is a book review by a brilliant literary stylist and economic thinker, Joshua Clover. Read for yourself ,as he addresses each of the issues raised by the authors of the books under review and marvel at his … Continue reading

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Niall Ferguson: ‘The left love being provoked by me … they think I’m a reactionary imperialist scumbag’ | Books | The Guardian

via guardian.co.uk Here in the Guardian is an interview with the Pretty Boy Reactionary. He is a tough little scrapper and proud of provoking us old style lefties with his Historical defense of Empire. But an Empire tarted up like … Continue reading

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Bill Boyarsky: Obama Jilts the Jobless – Bill Boyarsky’s Columns – Truthdig

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Robert Scheer: The False Debate on the Debt – Robert Scheer’s Columns – Truthdig

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Dear Tina Brown

Dear Tina Brown,Congratulations on your hiring of Pretty Boy Reactionary (PBR) to write a regular column for The Daily Beast. But it seems there might be a slight problem with the number of people reading and replying to his essays. … Continue reading

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Books of Interest:Engineers of the Soul – upcoming | Overlook Press

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