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The Retired General and the General of the Interior

Discussion of a revealing short work of fiction from the early days of Vietnam's economic reform period.

Oct 23 • 

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Vietnam Syndrome, on Earth as it is in Heaven

A Review of Heaven and Earth, and the Books that Inspired the Film

Oct 16 • 

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September 2025

September 30, 1965: Sixty Years Since the Coup and Mass Killings in Indonesia

A look at how privately owned US media in 1967 conveyed the CIA's lies about this massive atrocity.

Sep 21 • 

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August 2025

Malcolm X: Remembered and Appreciated More as Time Passes

Malcolm X was assassinated 60 years ago. He was considered then as a minor figure compared to MLK Jr., but the appreciation of his life and his message…

Aug 24 • 

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July 2025

The ICE Agent is the Immigrant

A 2025 look at Bob Dylan’s "I Pity the Poor Immigrant" (1967)

Jul 10 • 

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May 2025

Castaneda's Witches

¿A dónde fueron las brujas de Señor Castaneda, Don Juan?

May 24 • 

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A Brief History of Safe and Effective Sacrifice

Revisiting the pandemic years 2020-2023

May 6 • 

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March 2025

Pacifism, Realism, Opinion Resellers, and Zombification

A discussion of some possible reasons we don't have nuanced conversations anymore.

Mar 27 • 

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February 2025

The Great War and Capitalism's Long Emergency

Review of "American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis" by Adam Hochschild

Feb 16 • 

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Research by Swiss scientist demonstrates that Nordstream was destroyed by a mini nuclear bomb

Extract of an Interview with author Jean-Michel Jacquemin-Raffestin

Feb 13 • 

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Tariffs and Continental Divides

The American president’s has launched disruptive and radical economic warfare against allies and adversaries alike. Some extracts of commentary over the…

Feb 3 • 

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January 2025

The Submarine Deception of the 1980s: Manipulation of Public Opinion in NATO states

A false flag operation in the early 1980s turned Swedish public opinion against the Soviet Union. This chapter of history has plenty to say about the…

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