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Author: Erik Loomis

Paraguay

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On April 21, 2013
As we should all have expected, the Paraguayan quasi-coup that forced Fernando Lugo out of office seems to have worked out pretty well for the oligarchs, likely ushering them back into power and making the poor cynical that any political movement could improve their lot.
Ornette Coleman's 1980 attempt to put together an all-white cover band of his own songs in order to create an audience for his music, since white people were more willing to listen to white musicians than black musicians is interesting, odd, and a little sad.

Zoning and Nuisance Industries

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On April 18, 2013
One of the fundamental questions about the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion is why a fertilizer plant was located right in a town, with a nursing home, middle school, and homes close enough to be destroyed if the plant blew up. Fertilizer plants are a...

Rheeism in One Quote

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On April 18, 2013

Like most elite supporters of destroying public eduction unions and handing the future of education over to capitalists and flawed testing systems that make or break people's careers, Michelle Rhee.

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