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Undermining democracy: concise history of U.S.-Haiti relations
September 26, 2008BOOK REVIEW Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment By Peter Hallward Verso, 2008, 442 pp The tragic tale of contemporary Haiti is one of the stories most misunderstood and neglected by the...
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Sometimes, nonsense makes the most sense
September 26, 2008MOVIE REVIEW Burn After Reading Written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen 2008, R rating, 96 min. For those who admire Coen Brothers comedies, “Burn After Reading” is as good as expected, and maybe a...
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Save Main Street not Wall Street!
September 26, 2008The Bush administration has proposed a massive bailout plan of at least $700 billion (maybe as much as $1.7 trillion) to stabilize the financial system amid the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Treasury Secretary...
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LETTERS: September 23
September 26, 2008Wrong? In your introduction to your online “A complete guide to the Wall Street crisis” you say: “The week of September 15, 2008 has been a dramatic and unprecedented period in the world of high finance....
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EDITORIAL: Shock and awe revisited
September 26, 2008The Bush administration developed expertise in the use of “shock and awe” in its Iraq war for oil. Now it is using those tactics in economic warfare against the American people. Having sent over 4,100 Americans...
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