Chris Hedges: The Democratic Party Would Be a Far-Right Party in Europe

Resolution opposing indefinite detention under NDAA introduced at San Francisco Board of Supervisors

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with Chris Hedges
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Dandelion Salad
February 28, 2013

Edmonton Public Library·Feb 28, 2013

Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt: EPL presented Chris Hedges to launch Freedom to Read Week 2013 in Edmonton. Chris spoke about injustice and corporate greed in America…and argued Canada is travelling the same path.

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Eating Horses in Paris by Michael Parenti

How do you like your horse?

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by Michael Parenti
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Michael Parenti Blog
www.michaelparenti.org
February 28, 2013

In 1951, only five years after World War II ended, I managed to make my way to Paris where I landed a job as a courier diplomatique (messenger boy) for the United Nations Sixth General Assembly. Despite the years of war and deprivation, Paris still was a special place with its history, its cafes, galleries, bridges, ornate edifices, and narrow winding cobblestone streets, some seemingly as old as the city itself.

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