June 2011 archive
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Jun 22 2011
Don’t laugh
Michele Bachmann’s Holy War
By Matt Taibbi, June 22, 2011 8:00 AM ET … Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and, as you consider the career and future presidential prospects of an incredible American phenomenon named Michele Bachmann, do… [more]
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Jun 22 2011
Like a bee
When Muhammad Ali took the real heavy weight
By Dave Zirin, 21 Jun 2011 13:50 … In an era defined by endless war, we should recognise a day in history that wasn’t celebrated on Capitol Hill or in the… [more]
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Jun 20 2011
No one will know
When the Messiah comes, Israel will deport him
By Bradley Burston, 11:22 06.01.11 … When the Messiah comes, he will be without papers. When the Messiah comes, he will be taken into a small room, off-white and chilled, with… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2011/06/20/no-one-will-know/
Jun 20 2011
Your tax dollars at work
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Jun 19 2011
Inequality: made in the USA
(Not) spreading the wealth
The Washington Post, Saturday, June 18, 2011 … Growing share of income for the rich Inequality in the U.S. has has grown steadily since the 1970s, following a flat period after World War II. In… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2011/06/19/inequality-made-in-the-usa/
Jun 19 2011
Awash with rumours
Lies, damn lies, and reports of battlefield atrocities
By Patrick Cockburn, Sunday, 19 June 2011 … In war, accounts of atrocities need to be treated with scepticism. Surveying a battlefield where he had once fought, the great Confederate general Stonewall… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2011/06/19/awash-with-rumours/