Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Opposites Game

The Opposites Game All the Strangeness of Our American World in One Article By Tom Engelhardt TomDispatch.com July 26, 2010 Have you ever thought about just how strange this country’s version of normal truly is? Let me make my point … Continue reading

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THE POST-CRISIS OUTLOOK – Part 12: Pegs, boards and the IMF curse

THE POST-CRISIS OUTLOOK – Part 12: Pegs, boards and the IMF curse By Henry C K Liu Asia Times July 29, 2010 This is the 12th article in a series. Part 1: The crisis of wealth destruction Part 2: Banks … Continue reading

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NEW GREAT GAME REVISITED – Part 2

NEW GREAT GAME REVISITED – Part 2 Iran, China and the New Silk Road By Pepe Escobar Asia Times July 26, 2010 Part 1: Iran and Russia, scorpions in a bottle HONG KONG – Does it make sense to talk … Continue reading

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NEW GREAT GAME REVISITED – Part 1

NEW GREAT GAME REVISITED – Part 1 Iran and Russia, scorpions in a bottle By Pepe Escobar Asia Times July 25, 2010 HONG KONG – Things get curiouser and curiouser in the Iranian wonderland. Imagine what happened last week during … Continue reading

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New York police to continue stop-and-frisk onslaught despite new law

New York police to continue stop-and-frisk onslaught despite new law By Sandy English WSWS.org 31 July 2010 The New York City Police Department will continue stopping, questioning and searching hundreds of thousands of workers and youth in the city’s less-affluent … Continue reading

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The American left and the WikiLeaks documents

The American left and the WikiLeaks documents By David Walsh WSWS.org 31 July 2010 The release by WikiLeaks of 92,000 secret documents has helped expose the brutal, neo-colonial character of the US-led war in Afghanistan. The documents detail US military … Continue reading

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As casualties in Afghanistan rise, Army suicides, drug use set new records

As casualties in Afghanistan rise, Army suicides, drug use set new records By Bill Van Auken WSWS.org 31 July 2010 As US military fatalities in Afghanistan hit a new high in July, the US Army issued a report exposing record … Continue reading

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Greek truck drivers defy government

Greek truck drivers defy government By Stefan Steinberg WSWS.org 31 July 2010 Greek truck drivers decided on Friday to continue their five-day national strike, following a series of punitive measures by the social democratic government of Prime Minister George Papandreou … Continue reading

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Europe’s class policy: A blank check for the banks, austerity for workers

Europe’s class policy: A blank check for the banks, austerity for workers By Stefan Steinberg WSWS.org 31 July 2010 The same week that European officials announced the results of bank stress tests designed to give bankers a green light to … Continue reading

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Watching The Fed Control the Economy

Watching The Fed Control the Economy Debts devour nations, few viable options to move in the economy, no way to borrow to wealth, Fed keeps buying toxic instruments, unemployed long term, an economy in deep trouble, SEC exempts itself, California … Continue reading

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