We all know the United States of America was built on an ancient Native American burial ground, courtesy of European immigrants. Another original sin was slavery; kidnapping men, women and children from Africa for the brute workforce that built so much of America’s wealth. Then there’s the 1 per cent ripping off the American people […]
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Donald Trump’s attempted hostile takeover of China’s economy continues apace. The Chinese walked into an ambush when they presented their latest round of changes last week thinking they were still negotiating. Kicked off by Reuters’ “exclusive” briefing by “three U.S. government sources and three private sector sources”, the media then fell in with Trump and trade representative Lighthizer’s narrative that the Chinese “reneged” on a deal that was already sewn up.
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The USA writes itself a victim narrative in which poor little America is bullied and ripped off by China, formerly one of the poorest countries in the world, now looming in America’s rear-view mirror. Will Donald Trump press the big, red button in 2019?
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Anna Chen – 13 November 2018, trade war History repeats itself: Trump’s fantasy trade-deficit is an excuse for carving up China So the west is at it again, carving up the juicy market of 1.4 billion (EDIT 1.386bn in 2017) human beings that is China. I suspect most people have twigged by now that US
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How The American University was Killed, in Five Easy StepsPosted on August 12, 2012 Reblogged from THE HOMELESS ADJUNCT and Junct Rebellion. This is what Britain has to look forward to — we’re already halfway there. A few years back, Paul E. Lingenfelter began his report on the defunding of public education by saying, “In
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Yellowface. The monster that refuses to die in the final reel. It’s back and this time it’s still personal. As well as political. There’s been another ruck about the use of yellowface casting in theatre, where Asian characters are played by white actors. This time, it’s in the US where La Jolla Playhouse has produced
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