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Governor Scott Walker officially declared the Wisconsin State Fair opened for business on August 4th. His brief announcement was met by hundreds of protestors shouting "Shame," so loudly that his voice was barely heard.
How drug war-related violence in Mexico and Central America is connected to Andean coca leaves and the failed policies of Plan Colombia.
No matter how it unfolds, the Egyptian revolution will go down in the history books as a defining moment in the 21st century.
Source: Common Dreams
The following is a version of a talk presented to the Houston Peace and Justice Center conference on July 9, 2011.
In mainstream politics in the United States, everyone agrees on one thing: We’re number one. We’re special. We’re America. We’re on top, where we deserve to be.
In dissident politics in the United States, we have long argued that this quest for economic and military dominance can’t be squared with basic moral and political principles. We’re on top, but it’s unjust and unsustainable.
The “Arab Spring,” wherein the peoples of the Arab world rose up and are still now rising up against dictators, provides us all with a poignant learning moment, that is, if we are paying attention.
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