From Monthly Review, a review of Build It Now: Socialism for the Twenty-First Century by Michael A. Lebowitz, and a series of videos of Lebowitz discussing Venezuela and 21st-century socialism. A review of Cowboy in Caracas: A North American’s Memoir of Venezuela’s Democratic Revolution, by Charles Hardy (and more). From VQR, one more martyr in a dirty war: The life and death of Brad Will. A review of The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia by Benjamin Dangl.
A review of Whose War Is It? How Canada Can Survive in the Post 9/11 World by J. L. Granatstein. From Adbusters, an article on Canada as the United Sidekicks of America: The Stealthing of a Future Superstate; a look at Generation F*cked: How Britain is Eating Its Young; and an essay on Australia as Outlaw Nation: The Lucky Country is No Longer So Lucky. A review of Shakedown: Australia's grab for Timor Oil by Paul Cleary. Rosaries, ovaries and chicanery: A review of Australian Soul: Religion and Spirituality in the Twenty-first Century by Gary Bouma and Acting on Conscience: How Can We Responsibly Mix Law, Religion and Politics? by Frank Brennan.
From Human Rights & Human Welfare, a roundtable on George Soros, the "Israel Lobby" and anti-Semitism; and a roundtable on Mahmood Mamdani, genocide, and the Politics of Naming. Justice and foreign policy: Terrorism is an excuse for creating a fortress state isolated from the world. Marines are getting too comfortable at their dug-in bases in Iraq, the Corps’ top officer, Commandant Gen. James Conway, tells an audience at the Naval War College. What Rudy Giuliani's greedy decision to quit the Iraq Study Group reveals about his candidacy.
Form TNR, what business do Giuliani and Bloomberg have running for president? Michelle Cottle wants to know; and Noam Scheiber on the real reason Hillary's experience matters. From Salon, an interview with Hillary Clinton. There was one statewide race last fall—in Massachusetts—that should have blown any race-based concerns about Mr. Obama’s general-election bona fides out of the water. Will the Progressive Majority Emerge? New polling data shows that the majority of Americans are leaning liberal. How long will it take politicians and the media to get that? Another joker joins the race: Dave Barry is running for Prez!
