2012 archive
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Oct 12 2012
Power with the equivalent of Tourette’s Syndrome
Overwrought empire: The discrediting of US military power
By Tom Engelhardt, 12 Oct 2012 10:50 Americans lived in a “victory culture” for much of the 20th century. You could say that we experienced an almost 75-year… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/10/12/power-with-the-equivalent-of-tourettes-syndrome/
Oct 10 2012
Awkward questions
- Given how simple-minded Arkansas politicians have once again embarrassed themselves and their constituents and our kinda unnatural state,
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Oct 08 2012
Blighted by imperialism
Colonised and coloniser, empire’s poison infects us all
By George Monbiot, Monday 8 October 2012 15.30 EDT Over the gates of Auschwitz were the words “Work Makes You Free”. Over the gates of the Solovetsky camp in… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/10/08/blighted-by-imperialism/
Oct 07 2012
Poignant riptide
BB King at 87: the last of the great bluesmen
By Ed Vulliamy, Saturday 6 October 2012 17.21 EDT The fat red sun settles itself against the horizon, throwing a last, honey-sweet light through humid evening and over… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/10/07/poignant-riptide/
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Oct 04 2012
For Mittfist Bombney and Barracks Obomba
words to the foolish letters to the wise
By Jamie Reid, October 4, 2012 Starting from itch, we went to scratch, then to bite. This is the practice of letters, not words. Still less, sentences. Senseless. The letter… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/10/04/for-mittfist-bombney-and-barracks-obomba/