Please this is so simple. Rankism is an assertion of superiority.
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Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Thailand
Written by Alan Woods
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Photo by Timo Kozlowski
Bangkok is in flames as the counterrevolutionary violence in Thailand reaches a bloody climax. The long-awaited assault by the Thai army has already taken place, and will not cease until every trace of the protest has been wiped out.
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Where is North Korea Going?
This article written by Fred Weston and John Peterson in 2006, is dated, but the basic analysis is sound. With recent flare ups between North and South Korea, this article becomes relevant again.
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Iran: On The Character Of the Present Lull And The Tasks Of The Marxists
Written by Hamid Alizadeh
Friday, 28 May 2010
The Ashura uprising marked the beginning of a new phase in the movement of the Iranian masses that started last June. At the time we wrote that a point of no return had been crossed and that it was becoming increasingly apparent for vast active layers of the masses that the movement had to first of all topple the Islamic Republic with its state apparatus and military machinery.
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China: Honda Workers Resume Work But Give Company a Deadline to Meet Their Demands
Written by Jorge Martín
Thursday, 03 June 2010
On Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1 and 2, most workers returned to work at the Honda plant in Foshan, China, after strike action which had started on May 17. As we reported earlier, the workers were fighting for substantial wage increases.
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RENEGADE EYE
Where Is The Iranian Revolution Going?
Written by Alan Woods
Friday, 11 June 2010
Last year a powerful movement erupted in Iran that shook the hated Islamic fundamentalist regime to its very foundations. All the conditions were present for a successful revolutionary overthrow of the regime.
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If the Police Ask, Tell Them I Was On Twitter All Night
I don’t do anything useful with Twitter, except entertain myself reading celebrity tweets. I have picked out a few, to feed your curiosity.
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The Breitbart Circus
Joshua Green
The Atlantic
July 21,2010
Awhile back, particularly during the Clinton administration, the media would flagellate itself every so often for rushing, lemming-like, to cover some story or other that was being touted on the Drudge Report, and then, after a period of reflection, deciding that it shouldn’t be. There was usually a Howard Kurtz column to demarcate such an episode.
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Afghanistan ‑ The War is Being Lost
Alan didn’t need WikiLeaks to write this insightful analysis of Afghanistan. In this article there he explains Bonapartism, the situation with the generals, the resources discovery and prospects for the future.
Written by Alan Woods
Friday, 23 July 2010
The split between the US generals and politicians could not have come at a worse time.
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Sony Announces New PS3 Music Service
Music Unlimited will give users access to millions of songs, with one single account and without the need to manage digital files, the company said at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.