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Mike Davis : Can Obama See the Grand Canyon?
‘Like the Grand Canyon’s first explorers, we are looking into an unprecedented abyss of economic and social turmoil that confounds our previous perceptions of historical risk.’By Mike Davis / October 19, 2008 Let me begin, very obliquely, with the Grand … Continue reading
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Tagged Economics, FDR, Grand Canyon, Keynes, Mike Davis, New Deal, Obama, Socialism
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Noam Chomsky on Latin American and Caribbean Unity
Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Photo by Alizar Raldes / AFP / Getty Images.‘The initiatives taken in Venezuela have had a significant impact throughout the subcontinent, what has now come to be called “the pink … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Noam Chomsky, Social Change, Socialism, World Economy
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‘Monument to Audacity’ : Bailout is No Solution
OK. You’re bailed out. But don’t do nothin’ bad.No Bail Out. We want a Buy Out.By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / September 24, 2008 The bailout of the US financial sector is going to happen because the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Finance, Socialism, Wall Street
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For American Workers : Lessons from the French Revolution
Victory of the “Front Populaire” in 1936. From left to right: Mme. Blum, Léon Blum (SFIO), Maurice Thorez (PCF), Roger Salengro (SFIO, minister of the Interior). In the second row, behind Blum and Thorez, (rolling a cigarette) is Edouard Dalladier … Continue reading
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Tagged Class Consciousness, European History, France, French Revolution, History, Labor Unions, Socialism, Working Class
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