Monthly Archives: June 2014

Inequality Is Not Inevitable

Posted on June 30, 2014 by MZR

By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ June 27, 2014 6:16 pm AN insidious trend has developed over this past third of a century. A country that experienced shared growth after World War II began to tear apart, so much so that when … Continue reading →

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Arsonists and Firefighters

Posted on June 29, 2014 by MZR

Who Is Setting the Sectarian Fires in the Middle East? JUNE 28, 2014 Thomas L. Friedman WHAT’S the real fight in the Middle East today? Is it just sectarian (Sunnis versus Shiites) and national (Israelis versus Palestinians and Arabs versus … Continue reading →

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American Socrates

Posted on June 16, 2014 by MZR

Posted on Jun 15, 2014 By Chris Hedges Noam Chomsky speaks to the media at a friend’s house in Amman, Jordan, in 2010.  AP/Nader Daoud   CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Noam Chomsky, whom I interviewed last Thursday at his office at the Massachusetts Institute of … Continue reading →

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George Carlin

Posted on June 6, 2014 by MZR

Top 10 George Carlin Quotes #10 – ARTISTIC DETACHMENT “I sort of gave up on this whole human adventure a long time ago, divorced myself from it emotionally. It gives me an artistic detachment that I find valuable. I think … Continue reading →

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