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Monday, August 1, 2011

8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance | AlterNet #uspoli

8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance | | AlterNet

#facepalm just isn't strong enough for this.

Democracy withers away: Europe’s wakeup call - Le Monde diplomatique | via @NaomiAKlein

Serge Halimi: Europe’s wakeup call - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition

When the balance that keeps labour and capital in relative equilibrium gets trashed (or more likely in this context, sold off to private investors), the political and social consequences ought to be predictable.

Krugman: The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling - NYTimes.com

The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling - NYTimes.com

OK, can we do a couple of things for starters?

1. Lose the illusion that Obama's got any balls, or that he's in any way "progressive," or that there's much substantive institutional and policy difference between Democrats and Republicans. All the drama coming from Washington is just so much kabuki theatre.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Giorgio Mammoliti: the pride of #TOcouncil | #TOpoli

Someone suggested during yesterday's marathon that the Fords can't help being ignorant and stupid. They are what they are. But this guy, by contrast, does it on purpose.



Did I say he makes the Fords look good? This guy makes the cast of Jersey Shore look good.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

The Harper regime targets @frankejames

Franke James » Blog Archive » Canadian Government Tries to Silence Franke James

We can't really say we're surprised, now, can we. Subtle and not-so-subtle threats, putting the squeeze on NGOs and making sure anyone thinking of sponsoring the show knows there's a shit list just waiting for more names.

That's how determined this gang of pinch-faced thugs is to squelch disagreement and dissent. Anyone who wants to talk about climate change needs to know: this is what's going to land on you.

(H/t deBeauxOs, Jymn, Dr. Dawg, pogge, and Mr. Sinister, among others.)

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