The Shock of the Old, by David Edgerton (Independent: Mon, 29 Jan) Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Western world continues to believe the future will be bright, shiny and technologically advanced. In both public and scholarly accounts of technological development and its consequences, we remain in thrall to the science-fiction visionaries of early 20th-century futurism. Novelty, innovation and invention will benignly shape our world, though it does ...
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LA Horsepower (Hartford Advocate: Sun, 28 Jan) I don't make it to all of the auto shows, so I'm experiencing the just-concluded Greater Los Angeles Auto Show vicariously.
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My Turn: Bush's reign of terror (The Burlington Free Press: Sun, 28 Jan) Anyone questioning the details of this incredible tale is said to be a "conspiracy theorist" and is not the be taken seriously. And what about the anthrax scare which followed on the heels of 9/11 and no longer even shows up on the national radar screen?
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Put the brakes on anti-car drive (Wisconsin State Journal: Wed, 24 Jan) Let's hope Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk summon the good sense to take the report they have received from the Peak Oil Task Force and file it under "T."
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New Report Challenges Blair's Views on Iran (Payvand Iran News: Fri, 26 Jan) Today, a report will be delivered to Number 10 Downing Street and to the news editors of all major media networks in Britain and the world, countering the some misconceptions that surround alleged threat posed by Iran. -Campaign Iran (CASMII)
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We can't grow forever (Chico Enterprise-Record: Thu, 25 Jan) In your Jan. 18 editorial, "'Gold line' not like green line," you present a huge contradiction. You write, "If we shut the door on growth, home prices will shoot up." Hey, wait a minute. If you shut the door on growth, more houses will not be built and the price of existing houses will not shoot up.
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Jim Miles: Canada Meets the Zionist Right (The Palestine Chronicle: Wed, 24 Jan) Canada, as represented by Harper's current minority government, is following the American path of nationalistic hubris, of championing the 'rights' of one people to trample over the lives and rights of another.
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