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Why economic globalization really, REALLY stinks

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Sure, it’s easy for us lefties to say that corporate globalism sucks the big banana. We’ve been saying that for over two decades now. But if you want to see, not just hear, why it’s a bad idea, I suggest … Continue reading →

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They call this “progress”?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Just another proud moment in Latin American progress: the death of Che Guevara. No, US interference wasn’t behind that one, either.Will someone kindly inform John Podesta that his think tank has run out of gas? The Center for American Progress … Continue reading →

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Money as Debt

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Okay, class, here’s your weekend assignment: Watch this 47-minute video. Don’t mind the cheesy animation; pay attention to the very simple lessons contained therein. If you do, you might just end up understanding the whole US (and world) credit crisis … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A four-way dimplefest

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

It was all smiles for Chavecito, Evo, Lula and El Ecuadorable at a recent summit in Manaus, Brazil. The great news from this one? The Bank of the South, Bancosur, will open in December, and will probably provide a huge … Continue reading →

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Wanna hear something that’ll totally twirl your turban?

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Here’s your moment of Zen for today. A former banker talks about the necessity for socialism in light of the Wall Street debacle:I wish this one came with English subtitles, but so far, it’s just in Spanish. All I can … Continue reading →

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WSJ turns self inside out over Chavez, unions

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ha, ha…the poor Wall Street Journal. When it comes to Venezuela, it doesn’t know which part of its britches to soil first. Should it slam unions, the usual conservative suspect for every economic thing that goes wrong anywhere? Or should … Continue reading →

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How Cuba deals with hurricanes

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Lying as it does at the heart of the hurricane hot zone, Cuba has ample experience in dealing with tropical storms. Yet, in stark contrast to its equally hard-hit neighbors, it suffers few deaths. Maybe this is why:They are much … Continue reading →

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Who writes these dumbass editorials?

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

More tired old “21st century socialism looks just like 20th”, courtesy the Financial Times. More tired old “Chavez is a dictator”, courtesy the Richmond Times Dispatch. And in the grand (tired) old tradition of unsigned editorials, the authors are not … Continue reading →

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I could have told them so, but would they listen?

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Whoa–is the sky falling, or what? The Economist has finally gotten (partway) off its “rah rah, America” kick and published a (somewhat) honest assessment of what’s going on in the States. And a thing of beauty it is, too: One … Continue reading →

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The Wall Street Journal’s “Jewish Problem”

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oh, look. The Wall Street Journal seems to have twigged to the fact that their leading “expert” on Latin America, Mary Anastasia O’Grady, is nothing more than a discredited hack parachuted in from the Heritage Foundation to promote far-right “values” … Continue reading →

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