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Juan Perón and Social-Fascism in Argentina
History of the Terms “Social-Democracy” and “Social-Fascism” The term “social-democracy” has been used by the left since the time of Marx and Engels. The term is a pejorative one today, since it has become almost synonymous with liberal reformism. About a century ago, “social-democrat” was a word to describe other appendages of the socialist movement.…
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One Out Of Every Ten Wall Street Employees Is A Psychopath, Say Researchers
Maybe Patrick Bateman wasn’t such an outlier. One out of every 10 Wall Street employees is likely a clinical psychopath, writes journalist Sherree DeCovny in an upcoming issue of the trade publication CFA Magazine (subscription required). In the general population the rate is closer to one percent. “A financial psychopath can present as a perfect…
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‘The blackest lie in history’: Republican congressional candidate says the Holocaust never happened
-Illinois candidate Arthur Jones, 64, ‘organises Nazi events to celebrate Hitler’s birthday’ -‘The Holocaust is an international extortion racket’ -Candidate has spent life savings on congressional run A congressional candidate running as a Republican in the upcoming Illinois primary says the ‘Holocaust never happened.’ Arthur Jones, 64, who organizes neo-Nazi events around Adolf Hitler’s birthday,…
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Montana judge admits sending racist email about Obama
Judge Richard Cebull says he doesn’t like the president, but he doesn’t consider himself a racist. Reporting from Seattle— Montana’s chief federal judge Wednesday admitted forwarding an email to friends about President Obama that appears to equate African Americans with dogs and raises questions about the president’s mixed racial ancestry. “Normally I don’t send or…
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Update on Menominee girl punished for speaking native language in classroom
MILWAUKEE – While the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay has apologized to the Menominee Tribe and the family of a seventh-grader who was punished for using her native language at school, the girl’s mother said Tuesday that she still wants her daughter’s teacher fired. Tanaes Washinawatok said Julie Gurta, who teaches at Sacred Heart Catholic…
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Medical journal article: 14,000 U.S. deaths tied to Fukushima reactor disaster fallout
Impact seen as roughly comparable to radiation-related deaths after Chernobyl; infants are hardest hit, with continuing research showing even higher possible death count Dec. 19 press conference on the release of the study Washington, PRNewswire-USNewswire – An estimated 14,000 excess deaths in the United States are linked to the radioactive fallout from the disaster at…
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Peter Gleick lied, but was it justified by the wider good?
by James Garvey Gleick has been criticised for how his Heartland Institute probe, but perhaps more climate scientists should play dirty A lie is a lie. There may be other considerations, but that’s main motivation behind the condemnation of Peter Gleick, the scientist who used an assumed name to obtain documents produced by the Heartland…
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50 American Indian Protestors Seek to Stop Desecration at Construction Site
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges SAN DIEGO COUNTY – In a story unfolding this afternoon, a group of 50 American Indians, including tribal council members and elders, are prepared to step in front of bulldozers to stop the further desecration of an ancestral burial ground at a construction site some 55 miles north of…
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Occupy Sacramento Confronts White Nationalist Group
Occupy Sacramento clashes with pro-white group SACRAMENTO, Calif. – At least two law enforcement officers were injured Monday during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capitol to counter a rally by a group protesting violence by blacks against whites in South Africa. The clash erupted in the afternoon…
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Syria isn’t the ‘new Bosnia’, despite the narcissistic hopes of the Western commentariat
By Brendan O’Neill Oh no, this is not good, this is not good at all: more and more Western observers are starting to describe Syria as “the new Bosnia”. Which can mean only one thing. The liberal commentariat is on the hunt for a new mission, for another messy civil war that it can squeeze…
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