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For Youth: A Disciplinary Discourse Only
“The present is a period of riots,” writes Alain Bertho.
Market-Driven Hysteria and the Politics of Death
Market-driven principles of deregulation, radical individualism and privatization penetrate all aspects of daily life.
Cheney Could Not Recall Key Events About His Role in the Valerie Plame Leak
Evidence has surfaced over the years that shows Dick Cheney played a central role in the campaign to discredit Ambassador Wilson and may even have given the order to …
Motivation
George W. Bush made his debut as a motivational speaker to a packed house of adoring fans in Fort Worth, Texas.
White House “Ordered” Lawmakers to Amend FOIA in Order to Conceal Torture Photos
The Obama administration will likely drop its Supreme Court petition challenging the release of photographs showing US soldiers abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan now that lawmakers are set …
Youth Beyond the Politics of Hope
The conditions produced by the financial crisis have resulted in the foreclosure of not only millions of family homes, but also the future of young people.
The Spectacle of Illiteracy and the Crisis of Democracy
The image of the public sphere has given way to the spectacle of unbridled intolerance and ignorance.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor and the New Racism: Getting Beyond the Politics of Denial
The public morality of American life and social policy regarding matters of racial justice are increasingly subject to a politics of denial.
Dick Cheney’s Psychology | Part 2: The “Attendant Lord”
Cheney has fashioned his vassal relationship with Bush into a tightly co-dependent one.
Dick Cheney’s Psychology | Part 1: Almost Pleasantly Adrift
Has the man who's considered a master at manufacturing false realities successfully manufactured one about himself?