In These Times

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• • 02 Jan 07
  • 5:45 pm

  a fine story that doesn't necessarily have any answers, only more questions. despite the so-called 'smaller world' we supposedly live in, the globe is still a vast and complicated place, and much of what we think we know about our country or another is based on limited knowledge and what the media wants us to believe. though china is the world's fastest growing economy, not everything there is honky dorey nor does prospertiy come without its own price. it sounds as if pelosi is an enemy of those who would seek to destroy human rights, and since china is a flagrant …

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• • 12 Sep 05
  • 12:43 pm

  As I figured, there would be the 'hindsight is 20/20' finger-pointing in an attempt to find someone to blame for all this: the mayor, governor, city fathers, civil engineers, policy wonks, the president, federal government, etc. I agree that these forces could've responded quicker & with more organizational authority. Of course, an ounce of prevention is always better than a pound of cure. Nevertheless, these blamings only look at the physical and economic realities of the situation and not the deeper underlying problems indicative of our society. The truth is, we Americans have spent the past 25 years since Reagan, living …

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• • 02 Sep 05
  • 12:03 pm

  middleroad, a few things: pedantry has its place, but not in a forum regarding ideas. leeway can be given as long as the writer knows what s/he is talking about and realizes some rules are being broken. yes, ms. douglas has some run-on sentences and grammatical insufficiencies while brian needs to learn to spell the word 'idiot' correctly. nevertheless, if you don't like liberal thought and you obviously disagree wholeheartedly with it, then why do you come here and why do you contribute? don't give us the excuse that your girlfriend won't give you any if you don't read ITT. besides, …

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• • 02 Sep 05
  • 12:12 pm

  we need the wobblies more than ever to fight for the dispossessed and the little guy just trying to keep his/her head above water. why don't we live in a time when such organizations can grow and garner members? the wobblies or any union cannot do it alone. it requires the organization of the masses, and as one of the forum contributors, states, they too vote for conservatives and others detrimental to their well being. thank you for the commemoration of this once great organization. too bad that the IWW is little more than an historical memory and has no real …

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