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Who’s been reading his Orwell?
From Harper’s Weekly Review: “This is the implementation of the will of the voters,” said Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of his plans to limit the Supreme Court’s power, which a majority of the nation’s people oppose.
Posted in Corruption, Judiciary, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Harper's, Israel, Israeli Supreme Court
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What happened from Jan 2017 to Jan 2021?
At 3 in the morning of November 9, 2016, I called my brother. “What do we do now?” I asked him. “Don’t worry about it,” he said. “It’s going to be fun.” One relative to whom I repeated that conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, COVID-19, Fascism, Government, Jan 6, Law, suits and order, Mueller investigation, Politics, SCOTUS, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, The War On Workers, Trumpism
Tagged 187 minutes, Anthony Fauci, attack on the Capitol, COVID, Department of Labor, Eugene Scalia, Eyal Press, January 6 Committee Final Report, OSHA, The New Yorker, The White House, Trump administration
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Is it easy “to become a horrible person”?
A few days ago in the Times, Paul Krugman wrote: Some years ago — I think it was 2015 — I got a quick lesson in how easy it is to become a horrible person. I was a featured speaker … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged big boats, Dante, Paul Krugman, public transit, Subway
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