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Wall-to-wall deja voodoo
Walls can’t stop ideas. A wall itself is an idea, or rather, an admission that the builder of the wall has run out of ideas. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | October 27, 2015 QUITO, Ecuador — From … Continue reading
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Mapping the Middle East mess
The artificial boundaries after the British and French carved up the region are increasingly irrelevant. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 29, 2015 “One day during the [Versailles] Peace Conference [ending WWI], Arnold Toynbee, an adviser … Continue reading
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Lies and war!
U.S. administrations ever since Truman have justified aggressive foreign policies by lying and distorting the realities behind complex international relationships. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | September 4, 2014 Post-modernists talk about “discourses,” “narratives,” “tropes,” and verbal “deconstructions.” … Continue reading
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The intellectual impacts of historians Joyce and Gabriel Kolko
The ‘Limits of Power’ demonstrated that the United States was committed to expanding its capitalist empire across the globe. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | June 29, 2014 I have been teaching courses on United States foreign policy … Continue reading
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People’s History of Egypt, Conclusion, Section 2, February 12, 2011-2013
The Egyptian people continue their fight against domination by foreign governments, foreign-based transnational corporations, and foreign government-selected or promoted puppet rulers. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob … Continue reading
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People’s History of Egypt, Part 23, 2006-2011
With 30 percent unemployment and 44 percent of its people in poverty, Egypt saw an eruption of strikes and other protests. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob … Continue reading
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People’s History of Egypt, Part 22, 2000-2005
Despite the repressive policies of the Mubarak regime, Egyptians continued to fight for the democratization of their society. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 21, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman’s Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Crimea, Obama, and the nostalgia for World War I
The poet Wilfred Owen had the courage to look reality in the face. What can he tell us? By Rick Ayers | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2014 It is fitting that President Obama should quote the poem “In … Continue reading
