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There's very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction - that is, the hatred and the anger - they com...more

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That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody know...more

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That is what I have always understood to be the essence of anarchism: the conviction that the burden of proof has to be placed on authority, and that ...more

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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.

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Both political parties have moved to the right during the neoliberal period. Today’s New Democrats are pretty much what used to be called “moderate Re...more

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The Washington leadership has put aside non-proliferation programmes and devoted its energies and resources to driving the country to war by extraordi...more

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This Sarah Palin phenomenon is very curious. I think somebody watching us from Mars—they would think the country has gone insane.

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For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of ...more

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Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II, dominance had shi...more

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The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign ...more

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Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.

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My own concern is primarily the terror and violence carried out by my own state, for two reasons. For one thing, because it happens to be the larger c...more

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One of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson's investment theory of politics, as he calls it - very outstanding political economist ...more

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Peace is preferable to war. But it’s not an absolute value, and so we always ask, “What kind of peace?

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It's not radical Islam that worries the US -- it's independence