Monthly Archives: July 2004

The Irony of the American Patriot

July 4, 2004 – 4:27 pm

Bush Jr., reaffirming his devotion to socialist ideals.
While their troops continue to be slaughtered in Iraq in the name of imperialism and corporate profits, Americans at home are celebrating superficial independence. In honour of this annual display of hypernationalism, here is a brief exercise in history–and irony–from an article entitled “The Progressive Case for [...]

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Participatory Economics and You

July 3, 2004 – 9:55 pm

I recently wrote a review of Michael Albert’s Parecon: Life After Capitalism, a fascinating and controversial work of economic vision by the founder of ZNet. Although an affordable paperback edition was released in May, Albert has made it available free of charge online for those who cannot afford to purchase a hard copy (I [...]

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