The good news is that the election result annoys people I like to see annoyed. The bad news is that the powers will have a government they believe will serve their interests more competently than the one they have had for eight years.
While America continues its giddy, self-congratulatory celebration of "change," Afghans find themselves mired in the tragically familiar: yet another round of mourning for yet another massacre of innocent civilians in yet another blind, bludgeoning air strike by American forces.
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Chris Floyd Do you ever get the feeling that the voting booth is a lot like those buttons you find on some big city street corners? You know, the ones you push so you can obey the law while pretending to make the light turn green more quickly?
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Mickey Z With the credit bubble still deflating, “bad assets” still “unwinding” and taxpayers put on the hook for virtually every rescue scheme, the blame game has begun.
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Geraldine Perry Does the portrayal of Obama’s victory in racial terms portend that those who oppose his policies will be attacked on racial grounds? There is every indication that the answer is “yes.”
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Barry Grey This election was a necessary rotation of management, scripted at the highest levels of the Anglo-American elite.
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Larry Chin A brief history of neoliberalism / David Harvey