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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Reflections on a Master of War [Book Review]
During Mcnamara's most powerful and destructive days, I remember observing that -- after creating all his horror and mayhem -- LBJ's Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, the "architect of the Vietnam War" would die in bed, a grim reminder of the blind universe in which we live.
McNamara died peacefully, in his sleep, on July 6, 2009.
I offer this [book] review as my obituary for the Master of War.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
From the Gipper to BushCo: Social Contract and the New American Depression
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Commentators are beginning to choke on the word "recession" but few dare apply the "d" word to an economic meltdown that knows no precedent and a government that has no plan to stop it. What happened and why?
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Seneca Falls and All That: Race and Gender in American Politic
America has never before anticipated the inauguration of a black or female President. Change is in the air ... or so it seems.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Seneca Falls and All That: Race and Gender in American Politic
America has never before anticipated the inauguration of a black or female President. Change is in the air ... or so it seems.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
You Don't Need a Weatherman...
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Political activist Mark Rudd has been bucking the system since the 1960s. This veteran of the war at home has tried it all, from non-violence to armed resistance, from high-profile demonstration to underground flight with plenty of reflection in between. In the battle for social justice, Mark Rudd is experienced. But experience does not always prepare one for the future...or the present.
