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Health Reforms and Civil Disorder in the USA

Whilst I am always in favour of a ‘re-politicising’ of politics, or a reclamation of politics as an ideological entity rather than a form of droll, pseudo-scientific administration, some of the scenes in the USA this week, with Republican Party activists actively promoting a situation which is bordering on civil disorder in protest at Obama’s [...]

Posted Under: Health Care, Obama, Sarah Palin, US Politics
This post was written by Jack on August 9, 2009 Comments (9)

An American Tale

America has always occupied a confused place in the global consciousness. It’s the land of McCarthy and Martin Luther King. The land of Hollywood dreams and Bible Belt nightmares. The land of apple pie and imperialism. That land of the free and home of the brave built by landless slaves in the home of Indian [...]

Posted Under: George W Bush, Obama, Sarah Palin, US Politics
This post was written by Salman Shaheen on July 4, 2009 Comments (3)