Category Archives: DEMOCRACY

Obama’s “bad negotiating” is actually shrewd negotiating

Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 by meganwilson

By Glenn Greenwald Salon Whether in economic policy, national security, civil liberties, or the permanent consortium of corporate power that runs Washington, Obama, above all else, is content to be (one could even say eager to be) guardian of the … Continue reading →

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Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order

Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 by meganwilson

Noam Chomsky in Amsterdam (13-03-2011) from Chomsky in Nederland on Vimeo.

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Status anxiety in the age of austerity

Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 by meganwilson
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Senator Bernie Sander’s Guide To Corporate Freeloaders

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by meganwilson
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The President Is Missing

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 by meganwilson

By Paul Krugman The New York Times I’d say that the nation wants — and more important, the nation needs — a president who believes in something, and is willing to take a stand. And that’s not what we’re seeing. … Continue reading →

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Inequality: Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 by meganwilson

By Joseph E. Stiglitz VANITY FAIR But one big part of the reason we have so much inequality is that the top 1 percent want it that way. The most obvious example involves tax policy. Lowering tax rates on capital … Continue reading →

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The US: Waking up to class politics

Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2011 by meganwilson

By Ari Paul AL JAZEERA As a result of this stand-off being one of the top domestic news stories in the country, Americans are beginning to see that unions are not the enemy of the economy like conservative pundits and business … Continue reading →

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Roll On Wisconsin Unions!

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 by meganwilson
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Michigan … and the rest of the country … is screwed.

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 by meganwilson
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Michael Moore To Rachel Maddow On Wisconsin: ‘This Is War’

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 by meganwilson

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