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The UnCapitalist Journal

"Commentary and Perspective on International Economy, Trade, Corporations, Labor, Poverty, & Social Justice”


January 31, 2010, 2:18 am, 641336
Some people might not remember this, and actually I had forgotten myself, until Liz Green / Shakespeare’s Cousin reminded me of it during a telephone conversation. Back in the summer of ’07, there were rumors going around, started by the blogger known as Julian Blue / Scarlet W. ...


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630134


They protest that any criticism they levy against the President unfairly opens them to accusations of racism.

They insist that their claims — no matter how ridiculous, no matter how contrary ...


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630135
Notwithstanding the pessimistic tone and title of the October 3, 2009, CBS News article, "Unemployment Figures Cloud Recovery Hopes," the economic rebound is proceeding in the right way, as explained in my October 2 article, "


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630136
This is, indeed, the earliest stage of an economic rebound from a particularly rough recession, one of the meanest since the Great Depression. Unlike the last hard economic smack-down, which occurred at the beginning of the 1980s, this ...


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630133
The Kansas City Star labels the Obama Administration's counter-attack on FOX News an "obsession" and calls it "a big mistake"; it then emphasizes this point by repeating the words "A big mistake" as a single, following paragraph.

Sentence fragment ...


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630132
Dark Wraith Publishing herewith continues what has become an annual Hallowe'en tradition of publishing frightfully scary digital graphics, each series a veritable festival of truly terrifying pictures that began during the Hallowe'en season of 2006, when I created and published Hallowe'en Politics Graphic #1, ...


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630129


As usual, this graphic may be republished with attribute. Under the circumstances, however, be advised that, if the Vicar of Christ is on solid theological ground, you will burn in Hell for ...


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630130
Two weeks ago, I went to a Borders bookstore on a mission to buy myself a little treat. I really shouldn't spend money foolishly, but every now and then I like to ...


January 11, 2010, 8:18 pm, 630131
Congress has now authorized President Obama, at the discretion of his Administration, to prohibit release of photographs taken between 2002 and 2009 showing American soldiers, contractors, ...


January 8, 2010, 10:20 pm, 627329
It is very cold outside.

Oh, stop it with the "How cold is it?" comeback. I'll tell you how cold it is.

It's cold enough to make me grouse. Never mind that there's nothing unusual about something making me grouse. Today, ...