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Jonah Walters – A Guide to the French Revolution
Link to an article by Jonah Walters:
“A Guide to the French Revolution”
Bonus quote: “The impact of the French revolution on western civilization – too soon to tell.” Zhou Enlai
Paul Street – Beneath the Billionaire Class
Link to an article by Paul Street:
Yanis Varoufakis – On the Euro Summit’s Statement on Greece: First Thoughts
Link to an article by Yanis Varoufakis:
“On the Euro Summit’s Statement on Greece: First Thoughts”
Bonus links: “Greece: The Struggle Continues” and “Yanis Varoufakis Full Transcript: Our Battle to Save Greece”
Sana Sheikh – The War Inside Your Head
Link to an article by Sana Sheikh:
Bonus link: “Psychoanalysis and the DSM – A Brief Discussion and Critique”
Michael Hudson – EU Infrastructure Undermines Sovereignty
Link to an article by Michael Hudson:
“EU Infrastructure Undermines Sovereignty”
Bonus link: “From the Absurd to the Tragic”
Walden Bello – The Dark Side of Asia’s “Tiger Economies”
Link to an article by Walden Bello:
John Pilger – The British-American Coup That Ended Australian Independence
Link to an article by John Pilger:
“The British-American Coup That Ended Australian Independence”
Matt Peppe – Media Uncritical of Justifications for Shooting Escaped Convict
Link to an article by Matt Peppe:
“Media Uncritical of Justifications for Shooting Escaped Convict”
Bonus link: “Outlaws in the Eyes of Amerika” (“The author . . . tends to assume the moral correctness of the system and its police forces, accepts their version of the events he describes, despite a historical record that proves not only that the government had its own questionably moral agenda, but that it was more than willing to violate the laws it was supposedly upholding to destroy these groups and terminate not only their activities but their politics.”)
On The Greek “No” Vote
Links to articles on the Greek “No” Vote:
Michael Hudson – “Why No Means Yes”
Slavoj Žižek: “This Is a Chance for Europe to Awaken”