Tag Archives: Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule in the Middle East

Relying on Jim Kunstler to bring me down to earth

By Mark | March 16, 2011

When I catch myself smiling at a stranger, sniffing a flower, or doing something else which might give the impression that I’m anything other than completely fatalistic, I run home and check in with my favorite prophet of doom, Jim “fuck you” Kunstler. Well, this evening, when watching video of young people in Lansing discussing […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged collective bargaining, democracy protests, food shortages, gas rationing, global climate change, Jim Kunstler, Libya, Middle East, Muammar Gaddafi, oil, optimism, pessimism, the growing gap between rich and poor, The Long Emergency, threats to the middle class, unions | 16 Comments

Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule in the Middle East round table

By Mark | February 2, 2011

On Monday, February 7, at noon, the International Institute at the University of Michigan will be hosting a round table discussion on the events unfolding right now in the Middle East. The following description comes from the event website, where, I believe, you will also be able to watch the discussion live. The University of […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Atef Said, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, democracy protests, Egypt, events, foreign relations, Glenn Beck, international relations, Joshua Cole, Juan Cole, Mark Tessler, Nadine Naber, Susan Waltz, Tunisia, University of Michigan International Institute, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies | 10 Comments

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