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Blog Entries by Ben Cohen from 11/2008

My Interview With Noam Chomsky on the Economy

| Posted 11.03.2008 | Business
Read More: Wall Street Crash, Noam Chomsky, Vietnam, Bush Administration, Iraq War, South America, Torture, Economy, Chomsky, Poltical Commentary, Political Intellectual, Economic Intellectual, Economic Commentary, Alan Greenspan, Business News

Noam Chomsky's encyclopedic knowledge of political, philosophical and economic issues is simply breathtaking, as is his ability to break complex subjects down to their rawest essentials.

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Ann Coulter Still Yapping

| Posted 11.17.2008 | Media
Read More: John McCain, Ann Coulter, David Brooks, Conservative Media, Social Conservatives, Political Pundits, Ann Coulter John McCain, The Right, Religious Right, Barack Obama Victory, Ann Coulter Prop 8, Anti-Gay Marriage, 2008 Presidential Election, Media News

Coulter's solution to Republican problems is for it to become even more extreme than it already is. It's a recipe for disaster (and hopefully one that the Republicans decide to try).

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The Two Trillion Dollar Bailout You Don't Know About

| Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics
Read More: Economic Bailout, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Congresional Bailout, Noami Klein, Wall Street Bailout, National Debt, Federal Deficit, Bailout, Economy, Federal Debt, National Deficit, Politics News

If you thought the $700 billion bailout was bad, think again. The Federal Reserve is apparently handing out two trillion dollars in loans and it won't disclose where the money is going to.

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10 Republicans Who Should Go Away

| Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
Read More: George Bush, Sean Hannity, Dick Morris, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Alan Greenspan, Michelle Malkin, Bill O'Reilly, William Kristol, Dick Cheney, Republicans, Politics News

Michelle Malkin wrote a book called: In Defense of Internment. The book essentially defends the internment of Japanese Americans during World War Two.

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Malkin Pleased To Be On Top Ten List of Idiotic Republicans

| Posted 11.28.2008 | Media
Read More: Top Ten List, Neal Boortz, Michelle Malkin, Media News

Despite her overwhelming self confidence, there really isn't much to the conservative pundit. Her knee jerk politics are fairly easy to sum up, and her grasp of economics is shockingly poor.

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