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McGehee: Legacies of War: American Barbarism in Hiroshima and Fallujah
Blog Post, August, 06 2010
Michael McGehee
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It was 65 years ago today that the United States first used a nuclear weapon (“little boy”) on the battlefield. That was in Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later in Nagasaki another nuke (“fat boy”) was dropped.
McGehee: The Masters of Global Warming
Blog Post, July, 10 2010
Michael McGehee
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my daughter and I discussing the politics and economics of global warming...
McGehee: Adam Smith and Private Property
Blog Post, May, 13 2010
Michael McGehee
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The following quote comes from The Wealth of Nations (B.V, Ch.1, Of the Expences of the Sovereign or Commonwealth) by Adam Smith, the so-called father of modern economics. And while it is true, as Noam Chomsky likes to point out, that Smith also e...
McGehee: Nuclear Obama
Blog Post, April, 22 2010
Michael McGehee
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Nuclear Obama is full of hot plutonium.
McGehee: Aggression in Afghanistan
Blog Post, April, 19 2010
Michael McGehee
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We are waging a war of aggression for retribution against one of the poorest and most defenseless countries in the world, and we didn’t even know if they were involved in what we were seeking retribution for. And on top of that the general populat...
McGehee: Responding to Another Liberal Talking Point: Put the Candid Back in Candidate
Blog Post, April, 01 2010
Michael McGehee
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I was thinking about some of the liberal talking points in defense of this shitty healthcare bill last night as I was getting ready for bed. A common argument is “What could they do?” followed by finger-pointing to Republicans as being “the party ...
McGehee: Tools of Tyranny; MoveOn Tea Party
Blog Post, March, 29 2010
Michael McGehee
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MoveOn and the Tea Party are, at least in my view, two sides to the same coin: tools the ruling class uses to co-opt popular sentiment and to squash any sense of an authentic people’s movement. Folks often think voting matters. Sometimes, maybe, b...
McGehee: The Phantasmic Center
Blog Post, March, 29 2010
Michael McGehee
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When the GOP moves to the “center” it’s class warfare to prevent servicing the general population. When the Democrats move to the “center” it’s to please the masters by showing they are willing to snub the general population.
McGehee: Message to Liberals; this is Corporate Welfare, Not Healthcare Reform
Blog Post, March, 22 2010
Michael McGehee
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Debunking the liberal talking points for this "healthcare reform" that is really just more corporate welfare.
McGehee: Aggression in case Capitulation Fails.
Blog Post, March, 17 2010
Michael McGehee
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It was reported in Scotland’s Sunday Herald that the US is sending nearly four-hundred “bunker busters” to the base in Diego Garcia. It is rumored that the 195 smart, guided, Blu-110 bombs and 192 massive 2000lb Blu-117 bombs are in preparations f...
McGehee: Beware of Ideological Mind Guards and Groupthink
Blog Post, March, 01 2010
Michael McGehee
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I wanted to make a few comments on what can best be called “ideological groupthink.” If you have ever heard people talk in terms of their ideological views you may notice that they rarely subject them to scrutiny.
McGehee: Joe Stacks: A Modern Day John Brown?
Blog Post, February, 22 2010
Michael McGehee
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Joe Stacks: A Modern Day John Brown?
McGehee: Branding Progress to Death
Blog Post, February, 08 2010
Michael McGehee
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In the new introduction for the tenth anniversayr of her book, No Logo, Naomi Klein writes about how when she wrote the book she didn't imagine the Bush administration and Brand Obama would make it so timeless.
McGehee: The Constraints of Freedom
Blog Post, February, 01 2010
Michael McGehee
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That’s often been the reality of life: to get anywhere you got to struggle against opposing forces, whether it’s gravity or the Whitehouse. The right thing to do is, more often than not, the hardest thing to do. That is what King was getting at. H...
McGehee: Hugo Chávez, Act Fast!: The Supreme Court as Democracy's Ally
Blog Post, January, 26 2010
Michael McGehee
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What if… and this is not too impossible of an idea… Hugo Chávez poured millions of oily petrodollars into the Green Party with no strings attached? What if he just donated and said, “I hope this helps level the playing field. Good luc...
McGehee: The Hypocrisy in Najaf
Blog Post, January, 25 2010
Michael McGehee
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The Shiite-led government has banned hundreds of Sunni candidates from the upcoming election on the basis that they are Ba'athists or Ba'athist sympathizers.
McGehee: Thoughts on Human and Social Development
Blog Post, January, 25 2010
Michael McGehee
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I think this is where the potential for revolution and social liberation can broaden and take off – by exploring deeper into human and social development.
McGehee: Revolutionary Precursors
Blog Post, January, 11 2010
Michael McGehee
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Consciousness precedes action. And there lies the role of revolutionary precursors: to raise the consciousnesses of others; to awaken the sleeping masses.
McGehee: Let's Talk About Killing, Smokey Joe: "Rep. Barton fights against economy-killing worldwide pact"
Blog Post, January, 07 2010
Michael McGehee
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My local congressman, Joe Barton (R), is probably one of the most despicable persons to roam this planet. He has beady little eyes and a shady smile. I have had the displeasure of encountering him in person at a town hall meeting years ago.
McGehee: Ameri-centric Recap of 2009
Blog Post, January, 05 2010
Michael McGehee
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In a world dominated by a rogue super power these are my (brief) sporadic and chaotic thoughts on the past year from inside the belly of the beast…
McGehee: US Obstruction of Climate Justice: What Would Romero Do?
Blog Post, December, 29 2009
Michael McGehee
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So long as we continue to face a clear and present danger, and so long as the democracy of the UN and efficacy of the Kyoto Protocols can be undermined by rogue states with powers of impunity, then asking other governments, businesses and social o...
McGehee: How To Use Words and Actions As Your Weapon
Blog Post, December, 15 2009
Michael McGehee
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A kind and constructive message to all the men and women who I often read/hear shaping their words in ways that appeals to leaders to make good decisions
McGehee: Markets and Copenhagen: The Elephant in the Room
Blog Post, December, 09 2009
Michael McGehee
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There is a flood coming and no ark is in sight.
McGehee: Confessions of a Sexist Pig on why we need Vision
Blog Post, November, 30 2009
Michael McGehee
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We need to be conscious of who, what and where we are. And, we also need to be conscious of who, what and where we want to be. We cannot go from Point A to Point B, or all the way to Point Z, without having some idea of this.
McGehee: Individual Autonomy and Collective Commitment
Blog Post, November, 18 2009
Michael McGehee
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This guiding principle of participatory self-management is applicable in all situations from the family to school to cultural and community practices to politics to economics. We should be free to manage and control our own lives in accordance wit...
McGehee: Anarchism, Marxism and Participatory Society
Blog Post, November, 16 2009
Michael McGehee
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There has been a split between Anarchism and Marxism ever since the midlate-1800s, and for the most part it has centered on Mikhail Bakunin, the Russian anarchist, and Karl Marx. These differences hold meaning for the Participatory Society project...
McGehee: A New Foco Theory
Blog Post, October, 29 2009
Michael McGehee
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A New Foco Theory
McGehee: My Resoc Interview
Blog Post, October, 21 2009
Michael McGehee
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Michael McGehee's Resoc Interview
McGehee: The Social Implications of Media Advertising
Blog Post, October, 20 2009
Michael McGehee
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The Social Implications of Media Advertising
