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James R. Brett, Ph.D. taught Russian History before (and during) a long stint as an academic administrator in faculty research administration. His academic interests are the modern period of Russian History since Peter the Great, Chinese History, the history of science, and the history of ideas, including psychology and consciousness studies. He is retired and living on the Left Coast.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
The Far Side of Prudence For all its promise, where change has been necessary, Obama has not changed. He is weak, deluded with a fantasy of inclusiveness, and soon to lose the battle we elected him to win.
Thursday, August 6, 2009The Far Side of Prudence For all its promise, where change has been necessary, Obama has not changed. He is weak, deluded with a fantasy of inclusiveness, and soon to lose the battle we elected him to win.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
The Paradox of Economic Stress Disorder Toronto may be the turning point, but we don't yet know whether we have turned toward recovery or toward irrationalism and a long double-dip into economic (and psychological) depression.
Monday, June 28, 2010The Paradox of Economic Stress Disorder Toronto may be the turning point, but we don't yet know whether we have turned toward recovery or toward irrationalism and a long double-dip into economic (and psychological) depression.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Capitalism and Its Discontents The alarm over the trouble in the economy both points to and obscures the reality that "free-market capitalism" has become "corporatist military capitalism." It is literally out of control, and the prognosis for restoring democracy is not good.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007Capitalism and Its Discontents The alarm over the trouble in the economy both points to and obscures the reality that "free-market capitalism" has become "corporatist military capitalism." It is literally out of control, and the prognosis for restoring democracy is not good.
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Friday, September 15, 2006
Terrorism and Islam and Our Response Islam is a major world religion and should not be maligned for harboring violent malcontents by a culture full of them. There is another way to fight terrorist than by warfare. We should try it.
Friday, September 15, 2006Terrorism and Islam and Our Response Islam is a major world religion and should not be maligned for harboring violent malcontents by a culture full of them. There is another way to fight terrorist than by warfare. We should try it.
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Sunday, August 5, 2007
Bomb Them Into Submission There is a framing and emotion of conservative frustration, and it is a golden opportunity for liberals to turn the tide of debate and win votes.
Sunday, August 5, 2007Bomb Them Into Submission There is a framing and emotion of conservative frustration, and it is a golden opportunity for liberals to turn the tide of debate and win votes.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Granularity The consequences of inflation and deflation are different, no matter what you hear from the conservatives.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009Granularity The consequences of inflation and deflation are different, no matter what you hear from the conservatives.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Understanding Our Crises Nationalizing the banks is in the wind, and it will certainly happen when things get worse, as they are sure to do as the world economy slows and the domestic economy sputters ineffectually. It is not socialism, and in any case we should not fear it.
Monday, January 26, 2009Understanding Our Crises Nationalizing the banks is in the wind, and it will certainly happen when things get worse, as they are sure to do as the world economy slows and the domestic economy sputters ineffectually. It is not socialism, and in any case we should not fear it.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
No Mulligans! We do not want a return to that gilded lie of an economy. We want a new economy with social and economic justice incorporated in every cell and fiber.
Sunday, March 22, 2009No Mulligans! We do not want a return to that gilded lie of an economy. We want a new economy with social and economic justice incorporated in every cell and fiber.
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Revolution Both Sides of the Border There is more to the immigration paralysis than the MSM is willing to chatter about. Mexico is a failed state, but U.S. interests are that it not become a revolutionary hotbed. Much better to be a stable narcokleptocracy, don't you think!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010Revolution Both Sides of the Border There is more to the immigration paralysis than the MSM is willing to chatter about. Mexico is a failed state, but U.S. interests are that it not become a revolutionary hotbed. Much better to be a stable narcokleptocracy, don't you think!
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Friday, January 5, 2007
Branches of Republicanism Democrats should understand that Republicans are a house divided, a coalition perhaps more diverse than the Democratic coalition, a party of seething discontent.
Friday, January 5, 2007Branches of Republicanism Democrats should understand that Republicans are a house divided, a coalition perhaps more diverse than the Democratic coalition, a party of seething discontent.
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
"Conventional Wisdom" There is no question that the news media in this country have gone astray. Some of the problem is that we are living in one epoch after another of rapid, disorienting change, and we need help figuring out how to land on our feet, but we are too gullible and insufficiently vigilant. Corporate media want to turn the coming election to their own purposes and even the "trusted voices" are looking suspect.
Saturday, January 5, 2008"Conventional Wisdom" There is no question that the news media in this country have gone astray. Some of the problem is that we are living in one epoch after another of rapid, disorienting change, and we need help figuring out how to land on our feet, but we are too gullible and insufficiently vigilant. Corporate media want to turn the coming election to their own purposes and even the "trusted voices" are looking suspect.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Do You See What I See? Human perception is a mixed bag, as this little experiment begins to show. The implications for democracy are interesting. It may be that only with a broad consensus are we getting the full picture. It also may be that we should listen more carefully to minority opinion.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009Do You See What I See? Human perception is a mixed bag, as this little experiment begins to show. The implications for democracy are interesting. It may be that only with a broad consensus are we getting the full picture. It also may be that we should listen more carefully to minority opinion.
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Sunday, May 21, 2006
Nancy Pelosi The Minority Leader knows perfectly well what she is doing.
Sunday, May 21, 2006Nancy Pelosi The Minority Leader knows perfectly well what she is doing.
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Friday, February 2, 2007
Market Fundamentalism The irrational belief in markets as the cure all for our civilization is now beginning to infect the Democratic Party as Libertarians gravitate away from religious fundamentalists and neocon radicalism, but bringing their dogmatic "market fundamentalism" with them.
Friday, February 2, 2007Market Fundamentalism The irrational belief in markets as the cure all for our civilization is now beginning to infect the Democratic Party as Libertarians gravitate away from religious fundamentalists and neocon radicalism, but bringing their dogmatic "market fundamentalism" with them.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Case For Doing Nothing DoNothing, disaster capitalism is willing to destroy countless millions of human lives to "prove" that FreeMarket capitalism is not a cult. They are utterly wrong, and we absolutely need a new Marshall Plan to recover from a quarter century of their madness.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009The Case For Doing Nothing DoNothing, disaster capitalism is willing to destroy countless millions of human lives to "prove" that FreeMarket capitalism is not a cult. They are utterly wrong, and we absolutely need a new Marshall Plan to recover from a quarter century of their madness.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
White Water Statecraft We are on a perilous journey in a partly swamped boat. The pundits continually forget how dangerous and complicated the situation is. We should have more pulling together, don't you think!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009White Water Statecraft We are on a perilous journey in a partly swamped boat. The pundits continually forget how dangerous and complicated the situation is. We should have more pulling together, don't you think!
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Divergent Views on Copenhagen The politics of Global Warming will not suffice. We need a Marshall Plan, a concerted effort, an intelligent plan of coordinated action.
Monday, December 7, 2009Divergent Views on Copenhagen The politics of Global Warming will not suffice. We need a Marshall Plan, a concerted effort, an intelligent plan of coordinated action.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Granularity They say that all politics is local. It's true! It is what we are going to learn how to do ... starting now!
Sunday, May 11, 2008Granularity They say that all politics is local. It's true! It is what we are going to learn how to do ... starting now!
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Moyers on Wright Moyers 55 minute chat with Jeremiah Wright was not enough. The problem is too deep, the ignorance too trenchant, the myth too addictive.
Saturday, April 26, 2008Moyers on Wright Moyers 55 minute chat with Jeremiah Wright was not enough. The problem is too deep, the ignorance too trenchant, the myth too addictive.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Law of the Jungle The democracy of the world wide web requires informed and responsible citizenship, just as our nation's democracy does. Loose Lips Sink Ships and flawed browsers like MSIE are no different. It is time for a change YOU can make.
Monday, January 18, 2010Law of the Jungle The democracy of the world wide web requires informed and responsible citizenship, just as our nation's democracy does. Loose Lips Sink Ships and flawed browsers like MSIE are no different. It is time for a change YOU can make.
