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Points of View

Points of View

July 7, 2008

In a 2001 interview, Chip Berlet observed, “Racism is an ideology that is woven throughout the fabric of society.” A concept crucial to understanding systems of institutions of power in…

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Waging War on Pashtun, Nations as Cannon Fodder

Waging War on Pashtun, Nations as Cannon Fodder

July 6, 2008

The North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO)  is carrying on a war in Afghanistan that looks suspiciously similar to a war the Russians waged for ten years in the same country….

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Strong Spirits

Strong Spirits

July 6, 2008

Sports events turn into big advertisement campaigns and entertainment shows. Asics, PowerBar, Red Bull, and other products the sports commentator talked about at length at today’s Ironman triathlon in Frankfurt,…

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The Stereotypical Mind

The Stereotypical Mind

July 6, 2008

It is about the bureaucratic deformation of the mind, which I think is one of the major contemporary problems in all societies, industrialized or underdeveloped. The book deals with the…

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Playing with Numbers and People

Playing with Numbers and People

July 5, 2008

How fun to watch them dance. Whirling around quickly. Different colors and sizes. The big black ones are the best. They equal great success. Even though the red ones are…

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Abandon the Metaphor

Abandon the Metaphor

July 5, 2008

As a euphemism for compliant, “moderate” in its present political perversion is an achievement of the investment in ideas by American conservatism. Since there is no corresponding investment in ideas…

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Tofino Roundup

Tofino Roundup

July 2, 2008

Attitude makes the difference.

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Yuppie Bellicosity

Yuppie Bellicosity

July 1, 2008

Two summers ago, Obama was lauding Nixon’s foreign policy. Two weeks ago it was Reagan’s foreign policy he praised. Today he expressed his gratitude to Reagan for curbing the excesses…

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Promises Made

Promises Made

July 1, 2008

My mother and I were born in Seattle on Duwamish land adjacent to Lake Washington. Chief Seattle’s descendants and relatives once fished Sockeye salmon where my grandmother taught swimming. Along…

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Absence of the Sacred

Absence of the Sacred

June 30, 2008

The World Archeological Congress will meet soon in Dublin, where, among other topics, they’ll examine the Tara controversy. Tara Hill, to the Irish, is like The Black Hills to the…

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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.

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