By David Finkel “WE HAVE TO liberate ourselves from the idea that we caused this,” says Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister, referring to the present disaster in Iraq. The first question this raises is why anyone would ask for…
Daily Archives: 2014/06/18
Film Review: Ivory Tower (documentary)
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By admin CHARLES FREDRICKS – Despite some omissions, this film is worthy of support, an important contribution to getting the word out about the tragedy befalling our country’s systems of higher learning. The film focuses only on ‘public’ institutions, which…
Eric Cantor’s Loss is Likely to Widen the Immigration Debate
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By Harold Meyerson by Harold Meyerson The winner in last Tuesday’s mind-boggling defeat of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor wasn’t just David Who? (Actually, David Brat.) It also was gridlock — for the remainder of this congressional session, and…
“Free Range Socialist” Runs for Sheriff in Milwaukee
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By Angela Walker interviewed by Dan La Botz Angela Walker, an independent socialist, is running for the office of Sheriff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this coming November. Her campaign is part of a trend of independent labor, Green Party, and socialist…
Rail Strike Is Stress for French and Test for President François Hollande
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By americansocialists Faced with a stagnant economy, a vast and underfunded system of social-welfare benefits and deep levels of unpopularity, Mr. Hollande is trying to persuade his Socialist party to embrace a more centrist path that includes tax and spending…