In Backtalk:
Greg Brownfield: deliberate irrationalism is one of the pillars of fascism — & the Bushies have rejected the “reality-based community.”
Scott Erb, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine at Farmington: Democracy or Republic? Democracy does not mean majoritarianism.
Steve Barrett: Just say no to the ASVAB.
Matthew Barganier: And the special skills draft.
David Wilmsen, Contributing Editor, Transnational Broadcasting Studies, Arabic and Translation Studies, The American University in Cairo: Lebanon already IS a democracy.
Scott Horton: And Israel isn’t.
And more…
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World democratic revolution or Pentagonistan?: The CIA is airmailing people to prisons in the world’s worst human rights abusing dictatorships.