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The ex cathedra pronouncements of Andrew Sullivan as Andy Divine, Episode MMMI: the July 7, 2017 Encyclical. Political Observer comments

As a regular reader of Andrew Sullivan I find his reputation as an American Pundit a function of his self-advertisement, wedded to his abysmal ignorance of American political, social history.  Some examples from Mr. Sullivan’s July 7, 2017 essay: But … Continue reading

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@FT : Black Block Nihilists & the G20, or no Peace without Economic/Political Justice! Almost Marx comments

Headline: Police braced for further G20 violence Sub-headline: Scale of Hamburg clashes casts a pall over showcase for German diplomacy “It looks like war,” one resident told German TV. “This has nothing to do with protest — it’s raw violence and … Continue reading

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@FT : The US Jobs Report or In Defence of Plutocracy! Almost Marx comments

The Financial Times assigns ‘reporter’ Mamta Badkar the task of ballyhooing the June Jobs Report. Of course, the comments section is closed, the editors of this Tory tabloid knows their readership. Now, this essay features the usual graphs, that chart … Continue reading

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Thank you to Officer Mark McKibben of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner!

Thank you Officer Mark McKibben for your call of July 3, 2017 letting me know that my brother was found dead. He had been homeless for some time, and we had lost contact for many reasons… StephenKMackSD http://mec.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/mec

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Arianna Huffington saves Uber, in the pages of The Financial Times! Political Observer comments

One Neo-Liberal Grifter replaced by a more seasoned veteran, at running the con ! Or should they both be called ‘Creative Disruptors’, in Financial Times speak? Uber is not a ‘Internet Service’ but a taxi service, that seeks to avoid … Continue reading

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Evan R. Goldstein proclaims Jonathan Haidt ‘gadfly of the campus culture wars’, Old Socialist comments

This reader just wonders at Mr. Evan R. Goldstein’s essay on Jonathan Haidt with the headline: ‘Can Jonathan Haidt Calm the Culture Wars?’ The wonder can be defined by the question: does Mr. Goldstein think that that some of the readership … Continue reading

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America’s 30 Years War: David Petraeus, Jane Harman and Conor Friedersdorf contemplate the dismal future of The American Empire. American Writer comments

The perfect concatenation of The Atlantic Magazine, ‘The Aspen Ideas Festival’, David Petraeus, Jane Harman and Mr. Friedersdorf: in sum, America’s 30 Years War will continue until it’s apologists do what? Concoct a war against Iran? As the Devil that haunts … Continue reading

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The Argentine Political Melodrama, episode LVII: Macri/Dujovne Righteous Reformers vs Fiery Populist Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Old Socialist comments

A collection of ‘News Articles’ from The Financial Times : Headline: Cristina Fernández to lead new alliance in Argentina elections Sub-headline: Fiery populist’s comeback threatens to split opposition vote in legislative mid-terms https://www.ft.com/content/3024e494-58ff-11e7-b553-e2df1b0c3220   Headline: Fernández eyes influential role in … Continue reading

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Jonathan Bronitsky ‘reviews’ Bernard-Henri Lévy’s ‘The Genius of Judaism’, Committed Observer comments

Jonathan Bronitsky begins his review of Bernard-Henri Lévy’s ‘The Genius of Judaism’ with generous assessment of his public career to date: This was almost inevitably the destiny of a person who is brilliant, who inherited a massive fortune, who has … Continue reading

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At The Financial Times: the return of ‘fiery populist’ Cristina Fernández de Kirchner causes a masculinist/political panic! Committed Observer has her say

Headline: Cristina Fernández to lead new alliance in Argentina elections Sub-headline: Fiery populist’s comeback threatens to split opposition vote in legislative mid-terms The sub-headline almost says it all! The panic of the chicken-littles at the Financial Times in the face … Continue reading

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