Archive for October 11th, 2009
A Review of Moore’s New Film
Yves Smith has demonstrated herself to be a tough, fair-minded critic of the shadow economy and D.C.’s enslavement to it, so I was happy to see her offer a review of Michael Moore’s new film Capitalism: A Love Story.
While Moore brings some immediacy to the oft-recounted misdeeds of the last few years, he also catalogues [...]
Posted: October 11th, 2009 under Popular Culture, The Dismal Science.
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Cult of Personality & the Erosion of Democracy
As is usual, Glenn Greenwald offers us a truly contrarian take on the politics of Obama’s Nobel prize that hits the nail on the head.
Calling people unpatriotic and comparing them to Terrorists for failing to fulfill their solemn duty to praise the President on his Special Day and mindlessly support his accolades isn’t clever or tough [...]
Posted: October 11th, 2009 under Politics.
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