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Rootless cosmopolitan,down at heels intellectual;would be writer. 'Polemic is a discourse of conflict, whose effect depends on a delicate balance between the requirements of truth and the enticements of anger, the duty to argue and the zest to inflame. Its rhetoric allows, even enforces, a certain figurative licence. Like epitaphs in Johnson’s adage, it is not under oath.' https://www.lrb.co.uk/v15/n20/perry-anderson/diary

Mahmood Delkhasteh: Clash of Civilizations Discredited

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Plutocracy Now!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://blog.shunya.net/shunyas_blog/2011/02/plutocracy-now.html

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Alfred Russel Wallace

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/26/alfred-russel-wallace-hero-tim-flannery

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FT.com / Comment & analysis / FT Columnists – Why America’s unions are not working any more

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Why America’s unions are not working any more By Christopher Caldwell Published: February 25 2011 22:34 | Last updated: February 25 2011 22:34 During the holiday break this winter, a woman in my neighbourhood was at the supermarket with her … Continue reading →

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Shock Doctrine, USA by Paul Krugman

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/opinion/25krugman.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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Paul Krugman on Wisconsin

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/opinion/21krugman.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss#

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Wisconsin Power Play

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

It wasn’t the smartest thing for Mr. Ryan to say, since he probably didn’t mean to compare Mr. Walker, a fellow Republican, to Hosni Mubarak. Or maybe he did — after all, quite a few prominent conservatives, including Glenn Beck, … Continue reading →

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