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There is nothing new under the sun. From Charles Dickens's Hard Times, 1854: Surely there never was such fragile china-ware…
From the title, I was expecting a comic about how bankruptcy laws favor the rich, getting them into a special…
I think a lot of Trump voters - not all, but a bunch - are convinced that Democrats want to…
The odd thing, given that Trump voters often appear to be pure ego, is that I can't imagine what they…
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Category Archives: International issues
Let’s Not Pretend Benghazi Was The Only Objection To Clinton’s Libya Policy
Issac Saul, a Bernie supporter who has learned to love Hillary Clinton, writes: Perhaps Clinton’s greatest blemish on her record is the destabilizing of Libya, which led to the Benghazi diplomatic compound attack. Certainly, it was one of the career … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, International issues, Iraq
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Clinton’s Role in the Honduras Coup
Postmarxed writes: Q: What did Hillary to do Honduras? As secretary of state in 2009, she helped orchestrate a coup against a center-left president there, which resulted in a wave of political killings. LGBT activists and peasant activists in particular … Continue reading
Should We Regret The American Revolution?
Happy 4th of July! Dylan Matthews brings us 3 reasons the American Revolution was a mistake. In a nutshell (although click through for the longer arguments): 1) The Southern States would have had much less power as part of the … Continue reading
One Reason It’s Important to Pay Attention to the Elections in Iran
https://www.facebook.com/iranwireenglish/videos/975076229235655/ This is important to pay attention to not because it means women are suddenly free of discrimination and oppression in Iran, but because it demonstrates that Iranian women are not the helpless, powerless victims they are often portrayed as … Continue reading
Posted in Iran
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Obama and Clinton’s Libya Policy Has Been Disastrous And Is The Major Reason For Being Unhappy That Clinton Could Be The Next President
In an earlier thread, responding to me calling US policy in Libya under Obama and Clinton disastrous, Crissa wrote: What ‘disastrous’ Libya policies? Honestly, are we counting as a disaster that thousands of people weren’t murdered by an army? There’s … Continue reading
Greece and Democracy
I’ve been following the news from Greece with horrified fascination. A few quick thoughts: 1) I don’t think there’s any legitimate argument in favor of austerity anymore – even the IMF admits that austerity is incredibly harmful. 2) And yet, … Continue reading
“Our Man in Tehran” – A Really Interesting Series from The New York Times
The New York Times is running a really interesting series on its website called Our Man in Tehran (the link will take you to episode one). Thomas Erdbrink, the paper’s bureau chief in Tehran has made seven brief videos meant to capture … Continue reading
Reading Journal: Verses of Forgiveness, by Myriam Aantaki — 2
I continue to be fascinated with this book—part 1 of this reading journal is here—and with the effort Ahmed (the narrator) makes, even while he is planning a suicide attack against Israel, to imagine his Jewish father’s life. The author, Myriam Antaki, … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine & Israel
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...raise taxes on all red states to pay for free healthcare for undocumented immigrants. I don't know, that last one…