Dead Left

New Republic - The dearth of leaders in the diffuse anti-globalization cause meant that Naomi Klein became the Tom Hayden of the movement. The Times of London deemed her “probably the most influential person under the age of 35 in the world.” The National Post called her the “New Noam Chomsky,” and [...]

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The dark side of paradise

New Statesman - The west had better wake up to the fact that other parts of the world don’t necessarily share its values. In the age of the Asian century, it’s time we stopped being surprised.

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France on Amphetamines

NY Times, by Roger Cohen - True, Sarkozy is not Saint Augustine, Gandhi or the Dalai Lama. I don’t like his attempt to subjugate the media — Le Figaro now fawns to a point that’s cloying and his control-the-message TV machinations are shameful. I also think the president should open his mind [...]

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Optrčavanje dodatnog kruga

Slobodna Evropa, by Teofil Pančić - Ima nečega teško svarljivog u načinu na koji se “moralizira” na današnjoj srpskoj političkoj sceni; rekao bih, zapravo, da u svemu tome ima nečega neizvetrivo gadnog, ali i samu reč “gađenje” više nije bezbedno upotrebljavati.

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France Rediscovers Its Love of Trams

Spiegel - Trams are enjoying a comeback in France. From Nantes to Marseille, city planners are building new, high-tech streetcar lines as central elements in urban redevelopment. And they haven’t forgotten any of the French flair the world has come to love.

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Is America finished?

World Affairs, Robert J. Lieber - The United States does contend with serious problems at home and abroad, but these prophecies of doom, which spread like a computer virus, hardly reflect a rational appraisal of where we stand. Moreover, it is not too difficult to see the ghosts of declinism past in [...]

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Not in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans

Spiegel - The planned construction of over 180 mosques in Germany is mobilizing right-wing xenophobes but also an increasing number of leftist critics. They fear the Muslim places of worship will facilitate the establishment of a completely parallel society.

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