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A Tale of Two Wars

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The U.S. is fighting two wars: Afghanistan and Iraq. It is helpful to keep them distinct.The Afghan war, launched in response to the 9-11 attacks, is a fight in self-defense against al-Qaeda and their Taliban hosts: the War on Terror. This … [Read more...]

Strong Words on the Lebanon War

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British MP George Galloway (who generated some controversy when he testified before Congress last year) has offered his views about the war in Lebanon in no uncertain terms. The interview also includes some choice observations about the … [Read more...]

We Get Shot Up for Boston

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David, Charley and I took dozens of shots for BMG last week. All in a good cause: we were subjects for local photographer -- and owner of Porter Square coffee bar ZING! inside Porter Square books -- Mark Ostow. Click here to see his work. … [Read more...]

One Party State

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Leaders of one-party statesLast week was a good one for the brothers of leaders of one party states. Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel, and Michael Travaglini, who runs the state pension board, got a raise to $322,000, which … [Read more...]

The Nation Covers Killer Coke

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A useful piece from The Nation published in May, "The Case Against Coke," offers background on The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, Ray Rogers, the the company's activities in Colombia, India and Indonesia, among other places.Here are the … [Read more...]

Jeb Bush’s Education Kommisariat

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The piece continues:What made this case both interesting and ironic for me is that this year I started to assign Peter Charles Hoffer’s Past Imperfect (2004) in my history methods and graduate classes. Hoffer vividly chronicles this … [Read more...]

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