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What “strongmen” can’t do
Tolerate dissent. Because of which they won’t hold open elections. (As my father pointed out years ago, if a political leader is as popular as he claims, he can prove it by having an open election — not one rigged … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, Human rights, Propaganda, Racism, Revolution, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, "Bloodlands", Alexei Navalny, Lenin, Nicholas Kristof, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Stalin, strongmen, Tim Snyder, Trotsky, USSR, World War II
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Oh, no Canada! Really
From Harper’s Weekly Review: The province of Ontario argued that it does not owe billions of dollars to First Nations people for breaking its treaty obligations due to the historical expenses of colonization and resource extraction. I read this several … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Government, Racism, Revolution, The Facts of Life
Tagged First Nations, France v Haiti, Haiti, Haitian revolution, Harper's, Ontario
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I’ve got to say something about the Pomerantz-Bragg dispute
It’s not a dispute. I view it as an act of unseemly egotism on the part of Mark Pomerantz. Even before extracts from Pomerantz’s new book became chew toys for the news media, I felt what he did publicly after … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Government, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Alvin Bragg, Ari Melber, Carey Dunne, Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Manhattan District Attorney, Mark Pomerantz, Neal Katyal, Ron Fischetti, Trump RICO, University of Michigan Law School
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