Category Archives: Quotable Notables

Quotable: Naomi Klein on the so-called free market

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

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Quotable: Malcolm X on oppression

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

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Quotable: Sir John A. Macdonald on US imperialism

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Image by Tigana Too. Yes, my Latin American amig@s, it’s true. Nosotr@s, l@s canadienses, somos el OTRO patio trasero de los EEUU. We’re the US’s OTHER backyard, and we’ve been just as much subject to their imperialism as you. So … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Isaac Asimov on stupidity

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

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Quotable: George Monbiot on wealth

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

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Quotable: Fran Lebowitz on capitalism and democracy

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Sabina Becker

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Quotable: Dwight D. Eisenhower on the social safety net

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Man, that Ike. What a commie-pinko socialist. How the hell did he ever become a Republican? (And speaking of which: Why is that party not deader than the friggin’ dodo by now?)

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Quotable: Adam Smith on progressive taxation

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Man, that Adam Smith. Some “Father of Capitalism” this commie-pinko socialist wealth redistributor is turning out to be, eh?

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Quotable: Kieran Bonner on the banality of evil

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“We are not suffering from a secret cabal of evil masterminds who plotted to bring down the world economy. The problem was not secrecy. On the contrary, the ballooning debt of the last 20 years, the massive student levels of … Continue reading →