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Politics & Elections

Uncle Sam, ready to fight
Politics & Elections

America’s Culture of Cruelty

Rather than being unspoken and unseen, violence in American life has become both visible in its pervasiveness and normalized as a central feature of dominant and popular culture.
by
Henry A. Giroux,
Truthout
January 24, 2011
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Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Does “Democracy” Still Mean Anything? (And in Case It Does, What Is It?)

It is a possibility – nay, a likelihood – that the link between public agenda and private worries, the very hub of the democratic process, has been broken.
by
Zygmunt Bauman,
Truthout
January 21, 2011
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Angelus Novus, 1920, by Paul Klee. From the collection of Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

In the Twilight of the Social State: Rethinking Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History

We no longer live in an age in which history’s “winged messengers” bear witness to the suffering of millions.
by
Henry A. Giroux,
Truthout
January 4, 2011
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Politics & Elections

Incoming GOP House Chairs Plan to Investigate Climate Scientists, Probe Muslim “Radicalization,” Repeal Healthcare Reform

When the 112th Congress is sworn in Wednesday, Republicans will hold a newfound edge in the House after four years in the minority.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
January 4, 2011
Truthout
Politics & Elections

Baker and Weisbrot | International Community Should Reject Haiti

Washington, D.C. – Haiti’s elections, which were fraught with widespread irregularities and the arbitrary exclusion of political parties, should be rejected by the international community, Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director…
by
Dean Baker &
Mark Weisbrot
November 29, 2010
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Living in the Age of Imposed Amnesia: The Eclipse of Democratic Formative Culture
Politics & Elections

Living in the Age of Imposed Amnesia: The Eclipse of Democratic Formative Culture

We live in an age in which punitive justice and a theater of cruelty have become the defining elements of a mainstream cultural apparatus that trades in historical…
by
Henry A. Giroux,
Truthout
November 16, 2010
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Economy & Labor Politics & Elections

Eleven Ways to Rebuild Our Country

Alexander Hamilton’s strategic proposals for American manufacturing built the greatest industrial powerhouse the world had ever seen — before they were abandoned.
by
Thom Hartmann,
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
November 8, 2010
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Torn USA flag
Politics & Elections

Farewell Mon Amour: Prospects on Democracy’s Electoral Defeat

We have become a country in which democracy is no longer a viable dream; rather, it is a living nightmare haunting those who now control the reins of…
by
Henry A. Giroux,
Truthout
October 26, 2010
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Vote caging soldier
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

SarahPAC Candidate “Should Be in Jail”

The RNC’s vote suppression targeted blacks, Hispanics, the poor of all shades and Florida’s Jewish voters.
by
Greg Palast,
Truthout
October 20, 2010
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Politics & Elections

The Perfect Storm

A few Americans are buying our democracy as never before. And they’re doing it completely in secret.
by
Robert Reich,
RobertReich.org
October 18, 2010
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