David Coates

Archive for September, 2010

September 23, 2010

Contemporary Poverty and the Tasks of the Left

…Our imperial endeavors alone, if Chalmers Johnson is right, “will, sooner or later, condemn the United States to a devastating trio of consequences: imperial overstretch, perpetual war, and insolvency.”[1] read more »
September 18, 2010

“Turning the Page” in Iraq and Afghanistan

“Obama envisions no major changes in Afghan strategy. Despite discouraging news from Afghanistan and growing doubts in Congress and among the American public, the Obama administration has concluded that its war strategy is sound and that a December review, once seen as a pivotal moment, is unlikely to yield any major changes” (The Washington Post, […] read more »