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We Want to Set Our House in Order: Our Own Way (Part III)
Why does the West not believe in the Thai people?
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The Dangers of Stereotyping
Ignorance in the form of stereotyping people from other parts of the world can have unpredictable consequences, sometimes leading to mass suffering that a more enlightened view might have …
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Biased Because of Misplaced Priorities (Part II)
Thailand needs to break off from the past. Thailand needs a clean slate.
John Pilger | “Good” and “Bad” War – and the Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting
By 2020, China will be ringed by US missiles and nuclear weapons-armed aircraft, increasing tension. Will this history be forgotten, as was the US empire's expansion into Korea after …
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America Has Forgotten That We Don’t Have Freedom if We Don’t Have Free Time
The debate over Obamacare and voluntary work reduction raises intriguing questions.
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Black History Month
Black History Month provides an opportunity to reflect on a past we should never forget and the extent to which the legacy of racial inequality is still with us.
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Iraq Near Implosion: The ‘Bad Years’ Are Back
This time the US has little leverage over Iraq to control the events from afar.
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Teflon, Fatalism, and Accountability
“Teflon is, I believe, an apt metaphor for the protective veneer of privilege and power.”
Misread Telexes Led Analysts to See Iran Nuclear Arms Programme
Early suspicions led to US intelligence assessments saying Iran was secretly pursuing nuclear weapons for a decade.
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Do We Learn Anything from History?
Our decision makers have no respect for the lessons of history.