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NBBooks = Nation Builder Books, my business. I sell at 30 events a year, mostly antique machinery shows, and on the internet. Being a bookseller makes me a generalist: I know a little about many things but am expert in none. My name is Tony Wikrent.
Groups: The Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party, DAILY KOS UNIVERSITY, ClassWarfare Newsletter: WallStreet VS Working Class Global Occupy movement, Industry and Infrastructure, Kossacks on Mars
Diaries published: 592 (2 days since last diary on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 08:54 PM PST)
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Luke Goldstein of The American Prospect reports on Senator Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) recent shift to an explicit rejection of neoliberalism. I pressed Murphy about why, despite executive actions, Democrats in Congress weren’t able to move forward in the...
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 3, 2023 by Tony Wikrent Gaza / Palestine / Israel [X-Twitter, via Naked Capitalism 12-01-2023] ‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza [+972, via X-Teitter. above]...
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 26, 2023 by Tony Wikrent The deep state unleashed oligarchy Patrick Lawrence: What Died 60 Years Ago? A President and a Nation’s Promise [Scheerpost, via Naked Capitalism 11-24-2023] Why Has America...
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 19, 2023 by Tony Wikrent Global power shift The Hinge of History: Palestine and the New World Order Patrick Lawrence [Scheerpost, via Naked Capitalism 11-15-2023] There is disgust and condemnation now, and...
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 12, 2023 by Tony Wikrent (anti)Republican Drive to Civil War Trump will implement Martial Law, Shoot Protestors and Prosecute his enemies Frank Vyan Walton, November 11, 2023 [DailyKos] Trump has called for...
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 5, 2023 by Tony Wikrent Strategic Political Economy The Great Reordering Rana Foroohar, October 29, 2023 [Washington Monthly, via Naked Capitalism Water Cooler 10-31-2023] There can be no doubt now that an...
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