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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

Tattered Cover Bookstore: Rent College Textbooks | Cheap Textbook Rentals

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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ThinkProgress » Asked Twice, Gov. Daniels Can’t Explain How Eliminating Collective Bargaining Reduces Deficits

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Capitol demonstrator’s homage to @KeithOlbermann #wiunion on Twitpic

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Security forces push back on Iranian protesters

Posted on February 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Arianna Huffington is a disappointment!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Arianna Huffington is a large disappointment, in every way. She portrayed herself as a ‘progressive’ voice for women and a politics no longer mired in the thickets of the left/right political inertia. But what the sale of the Huffington Post … Continue reading →

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The NYT’s journalistic obedience – Glenn Greenwald

Posted on February 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Posted on February 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/20/ian-mcewan-great-injustice-israel

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Chris Hedges: Huffington’s Plunder – Chris Hedges’ Columns – Truthdig

Posted on February 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Rep. Jackie Speier: “Abortion” Fuels Intolerant Thinking

Posted on February 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

In our nation’s political dictionary “abortion” is a word employed by intolerant people to cast shame on women who choose it. When one of my colleagues on the House floor trivialized a woman’s decision to have a second trimester abortion, … Continue reading →

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The G.O.P.’s Post-Tucson Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted on February 20, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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