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Young: Turning Michigan into Colombia: The Global Assault on Workers and the Prospects for Solidarity
Znet Article, December, 26 2012
Kevin Young
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Labor must not only become more aggressive and more member-driven, but must also “build solidarity with the global community of workers who are under attack”
Young: Review of Richard Seymour, American Insurgents: A Brief History of American Anti-Imperialism (Chicago: Haymarket, 2012)
Znet Article, May, 26 2012
Kevin Young
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Richard Seymour’s new book highlights the rich history of anti-imperialist activism in the United States, offering important lessons for present-day organizing.
Young: The Rise of the Tea Party
Znet Article, December, 26 2011
Kevin Young
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Review of Anthony DiMaggio's The Rise of the Tea Party: Political Discontent and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2011)
Young: 167 Million People Support Occupy Wall Street
Znet Article, October, 15 2011
Kevin Young
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Recent US public opinion polls on the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests suggest a high level of public sympathy for the movement
Young: Deficit Myths
Znet Article, July, 25 2011
Kevin Young
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The six most prevalent lies about budget deficits and economic recovery
Young: Shock Doctrine: New York
Znet Article, April, 01 2011
Kevin Young
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The wealthiest segment of society is exploiting state fiscal crises in order to reduce funding for social services like education and to undermine workers’ little remaining political power. I have three goals here: to illustrate the applicability ...
Young: Good Left, Bad Left
Znet Article, July, 17 2010
Kevin Young
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Faced with a tide of protest in Latin America against the US and US-allied leaders, the US government has tried to limit its loss of control over the hemisphere. One strategy for doing so has involved promoting what it considers the "good," respo...
Young: Honduras, Iran, and the Propaganda Model
Znet Article, July, 05 2010
Kevin Young
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Government repression in Iran and Honduras in the summer of 2009 was at least roughly comparable. Consistent and honest news media could thus be expected to devote at least roughly comparable levels of attention and indignation to the two cases. I...
Young: Listening to the Radicals: US History's Lessons on Compromise and the 'Politically Impossible'
Znet Article, September, 10 2009
Kevin Young
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Some thoughts on the role of radicalism and political compromise in US history, inspired by the ongoing debate over health care reform
Young: Obama and Latin America
Znet Article, July, 26 2009
Kevin Young
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Far from embodying any dramatic changes, President Obama’s foreign policy has thus far tended toward continuity or worse in most major areas.
Young: Review of Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Znet Article, June, 09 2009
Kevin Young
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A review of Ha-Joon Chang´s book Bad Samaritans
Young: Testing the Propaganda Model
Znet Article, December, 19 2008
Kevin Young
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A comparison of US press coverage of Venezuela and Colombia over the past decade, focusing on two sets of parallel political actions taken by the Venezuelan and Colombian governments.
Young: Targeting Civilians: The Path to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Znet Article, August, 08 2008
Kevin Young
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A look at the military tactic of targeting civilians in times of war, and the justifications frequently offered for it
Young: The Achievements of War Propaganda: Selling Military Intervention to a Reluctant Public
Znet Article, June, 07 2008
Kevin Young
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Contrary to the conventional wisdom that Democratic politicians must support policies of war and militarism if they wish to maintain popularity, the people of the United States do not like war. Therefore extensive and systematic propaganda is nece...
