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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

FT.com / Books / Essays – New world disorder

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Plutocracy Now!

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

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Alfred Russel Wallace

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

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

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

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Paul Krugman on Wisconsin

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

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Wisconsin Power Play

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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Rupert Murdoch and David Koch Collude Against Wisconsin Workers | | AlterNet

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The DOJ’s creeping war on whistle-blowers – Glenn Greenwald

http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:375429 via salon.com

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The Indispensable Andrew Bacevich on the Middle East

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bacevich-war-20110220,0,1400493.story#

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