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On My Reading List: Naomi Klein’s New Book, The Shock Doctrine

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 16th, 2007 at 4:32 am

Daily Kos has a review up of Naomi Klein’s new book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Harper’s ran an excerpt from The Shock Doctrine in the October issue which was, as the DKos review says, riveting, and immediately put the book on my must-read list. I’m planning to pick up a copy […]

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Update on the Movery

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 2nd, 2007 at 5:46 pm


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Roundup: Skydiving Baby Giraffe Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 15th, 2007 at 10:39 am


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Michael Moore’s Sicko: Willing To Be Patient

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 20th, 2007 at 8:12 am


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Copy Rights and Wrongs

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 29th, 2007 at 4:18 am


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Roundup: Kansas Twister Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 9th, 2007 at 2:13 pm


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Roundup: Sunday Potluck Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 6th, 2007 at 1:26 pm


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Roundup: Forest for the Trees Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 23rd, 2007 at 12:07 pm


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News Roundup: Back Alley Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 19th, 2007 at 6:34 am


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Pet Food Recall Update — Natural Balance Info

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 17th, 2007 at 5:33 pm


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News Roundup: Indirect Role-Playing Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 16th, 2007 at 5:52 am


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News Roundup: Fresh Prints Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 9th, 2007 at 2:56 pm


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More Adventures in Pet Food

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 5th, 2007 at 7:06 am


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News Roundup: Amber Waves of Tainted Grain Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 4th, 2007 at 5:00 am


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