Tag Archives: exceptionalism

China’s 99% — Why China Will Not Surpass the U.S.

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

Lyric Hughes Hale Author, ‘What’s Next? Unconventional Wisdom on the Future of the Global Economy’ The received wisdom these days is that the West is in rapid decline, and China is on an upward trajectory that cannot be stopped. Sooner … Continue reading →

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Tomgram: Chris Hellman, The Pentagon’s Spending Spree

Posted on August 18, 2011 by admin

Posted by Christopher Hellman at 7:46am, August 16, 2011. China just launched a refitted Ukrainian aircraft carrier from the 1990s on its first test run — and that’s what the only projected “great power” enemy of the U.S. has to … Continue reading →

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What Is Really Going on in Norway?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

We don’t have to imagine what WE in the US would have done in a similar situation. We showed the world how we react in our actions since 9/11. How much different would the world be if our reaction was … Continue reading →

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We’re Number 34!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Benjamin R. Barber American exceptionalism glides complacently into the 21st century on a lie and a prayer. The lie comprises all the flag-waving hyperbole, the exceptionalist claim that “We’re Number One,” when as measured by far too many key indicators … Continue reading →

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