can we improve political discourse?

Progressives often describe political life as a moral struggle against oppression, in which people with other points of view are on the side of the oppressors. Conservatives often describe political life as a moral struggle to preserve civilization, in which people with other points of view..

the fight for latin america

In June, the 25th meeting of Forum of São Paulo, gathering of leftist activists from 20 countries in Americas,  attacked the aggressive agenda of President Sebastian Piñera Chile, denounced the reactionary offensive of President Lenin Moreno Ecuador, and endorsed the candidacy of Evo Morales..

1989: the end of what?

So we should not think that the antipathy of the communist élite for consumerism, welfarism or market reform stemmed exclusively from their fear of losing power; it also had moral and philosophical justifications. ... So we should not think that the antipathy of the communist élite for..

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vanity, thy name is anonymous

Anonymous writes lurid tale of all sorts of horrible things that might be true about the president, or might not be true, except of course we cannot make that judgement because us lowly folks are to just buy the book and not ask what is above the cloud line on top of Mt Moral Turpitude that this..

interview on trump foreign policy with robert kagan

Are the Europeans really ready to pay the moral price of becoming a military interventionist? ... For the United States, the choice is between the liberal world order, with all the moral and material costs that entails, or letting it collapse and courting the catastrophes that must..

bolivians clash over election

By allegations of fraud again blamed the opposition for unrest as he addressed supporters in the area of, Morales. protester against Bolivia's President Evo Morales uses slingshot during clashes with government supporters La Paz, Bolivia November 7, 2019. ..

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