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On Cornel West

Guest post by Carl Packman “You know, you already sent 21,000 troops. You might send 65,000 troops. That’s not a Peace Prize-acting activity.” That’s what the lifelong civil rights activist and cautious Obama supporter, Dr Cornel West, had to say about the president’s surprise reception of the Nobel Peace Prize whilst promoting his new memoir [...]

Posted Under: Features,Identity,Minorities,Obama,Philosophy,Racism/Fascism,Society,US Politics
This post was written by Guest Post on October 16, 2009 Comments (17)

The Price of Freedom

I had a bit of a scare last night. I was at a concert, and realised during the interval that I didn’t have my passport with me (I usually carry it with me everywhere in case I end up in another country), and of course this worried me. It wasn’t the fact that I’d lost [...]

Posted Under: Capitalism,Economy,The Welfare State
This post was written by Jacob on March 2, 2009 Comments (3)