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September 7th, 2012 - 7:45 am § in America, Hypocrisy, Politics

Commentary by Halstead: The Speeches

The two recent conventions prompt me to think about speeches: Lincoln’s of course.  And Bryan’s ‘Cross of Gold’: one of the very few which actually swayed a hostile crowd to a prompt consensus. Soon regretted. The theory of parliaments has it that a group of people with open[...]

September 7th, 2012 - 3:39 am § in Misc.

VULTURE CAPITALISM

Barclays makes £500m betting on food crisis Tom Bawden: Outrage as bank revealed to be major speculator while millions face starvation.[...]