Monthly Archives: December 2011

Skin in the Game

Posted on December 26, 2011 by camelotkidd

What he said.

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Luggage

Posted on December 23, 2011 by camelotkidd

One of the challenging things about blogging is that it entails endless unpacking of conventional wisdom (CW). What do I mean? Unpacking is a term that means breaking down and explaining complicated issues, especially issues that go against the accepted … Continue reading →

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History Lessons

Posted on December 23, 2011 by camelotkidd

America’s very own historian is at it again. Over the weekend Newt Gingrich vowed that as a future president he would overrule “activist judges” who rule contrary to American cultural heritage. He warned of an uprising against the courts unless … Continue reading →

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It’s the Political Economy Stupid

Posted on December 16, 2011 by camelotkidd

Wall Street bankers crashed our economy three years ago, and their “too big to fail banks” received trillions, courtesy of the Federal Reserve. Now they and their political allies are clamoring to cut social programs like Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, … Continue reading →

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TINA

Posted on December 4, 2011 by camelotkidd

The phrase “there is no alternative,’ proclaimed by Margaret Thatcher about the superiority of neo-liberal capitalism, always pissed me off. I wasn’t very old or sophisticated but I knew it was bullshit. I mean fuck! there are lots of alternatives. … Continue reading →

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threat of a good example

Posted on December 2, 2011 by camelotkidd

Occupy Wall Street–OWS, with its anti-hierarchical structure, communal facilities and socialist ethos is deeply threatening to American elites. It is, to recall a forgotten phrase, the threat of a good example. During the Cold War the Soviet Union and China … Continue reading →

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leakage

Posted on December 1, 2011 by camelotkidd

Leakage: Since WWII the US has effectively functioned as an empire. The Cold War gave our worldwide system of military bases and authoritarian proxies a veneer of respectability, especially coupled with our oft described mission of spreading freedom and democracy. … Continue reading →

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