It is also a course of action that strikes a blow against the regime of international order, but which offers the weak at least some protection from predatory states.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And there are other policy issues that came to the fore, which are significant.
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It matters little, at this point, where the exact truth lies in the maze of perjury, evasion, and of contempt for the normal – hardly inspiring – standards of political conduct.
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Fidel Castro, whatever people may think of him, is a hero in Latin America, primarily because he stood up to the United States.
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If you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.
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The drones are a terrorist weapon; they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.
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I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are ‘among the most unspeakable crimes in history.
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They come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they’re rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger.
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In the case of the environment, there’s no one to bail it out.
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It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‘least advanced’ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us.
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There’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy.
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Remember, weapons of mass destruction don’t mean missiles.
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Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists.
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The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things.
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
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The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.
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The Federal Reserve has an official commitment to two different policies. One is to prevent inflation from getting too high. The second is to maintain high employment.
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