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| Does capitalism have a future? |
| As 2008 came to a close, many Europeans began to speak about the end of capitalism. They forget that capitalism in Europe had already once given way - often violently - to statism and corporatism in the 1930s, to be revived in only a handful of countries in the 1980s. |
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| The shoe heard round the world |
| As with any event that pushes history forward, when you click the play button over and over to watch Muntanzer al-Zaidi mumble something in Arabic that we now know meant "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog!," the question inevitably arises --Why hasn't this happened before? Watch al-Zaidi rise from the back of the room. See the glimmer of recognition in Bush's eyes and the animal instinct take over as he avoids the shoes coming at his head. |
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