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“Have we forgotten how beautiful it is to be on fire for justice?”

“Have we forgotten how beautiful it is to be on fire for justice?”

October 31, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

No matter the country, our foreign policy seems to make the same mistake over and over. What’s behind this pattern? “Novelists write the secret histories of nations.” I am not sure who made this bull’s eye remark. But I cite…

Ukraine’s Election Poses Big Questions for the U.S.

Ukraine’s Election Poses Big Questions for the U.S.

October 27, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Ukrainians went to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament, and when the results are official, it is almost certain they will have a legislature with new faces and a confirmed tilt westward. That will surely please Washington and…

Europe Faces Anti-Austerity Mutiny as Crisis Looms

Europe Faces Anti-Austerity Mutiny as Crisis Looms

October 20, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The running theme at the meeting of European Union leaders in Milan last week was, “The toolbox is empty. Nobody knows what to do next to get Europe’s economies out of the ditch.” News reports from Milan correspondents told a…

Europe’s New Recession Is One Just One of the West’s Problems

Europe’s New Recession Is One Just One of the West’s Problems

October 13, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

After the mini-avalanche in the markets last week, it would be comforting to conclude they are oversold and investors will soon come to their senses. Could be. But behind the clear indications of slower growth in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere,…

We’ve corporatized the planet: The unseemly secret about America’s foreign policy

We’ve corporatized the planet: The unseemly secret about America’s foreign policy

October 7, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

In Ukraine, however, these efforts seem to have failed. Here’s why that’s a good thing We do not read much about Ukraine lately, do we? With unseemly speed, among the most important developments of the last few years has fallen…

In Hong Kong, the Democrats Will Go Down Swinging

In Hong Kong, the Democrats Will Go Down Swinging

October 6, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

China has unleashed its thugs on the peaceful demonstrators Beijing wants to turn Hong Kong into Singapore—sort of. “You get a refrigerator, a TV, and a small car, but no voice.” It is hard to read the news reports and…

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