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October 20, 2008
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Note from the Editors: There are many who believe that once the US
presidential election is over the economy will stabilize -- said believers
undoubtedly also believe that there remains a fundamental difference between
Democrats and Republicans when it comes to getting us in and out of this
mess. The good news: the election will soon be behind us; the bad news:
without the eternal election countdown, the media will be left to focus 24/7
on the economic meltdown. Still, one cannot rely on the mainstream media to
understand this crisis so we turn to resident economist Gilles d'Aymery who
continues to unravel the financial Gordian knot that is going to entangle us
for years to come, no matter the president (we can only hope the future
leaders of Asia will help us untie it...). In the meantime, please spend the
next couple of weeks pondering what you've gotten in exchange for your
previous votes and how you might put this precious privilege to best use.
Swans Editors offer their campaign endorsements, which Jan Baughman expands
upon with her real-life confessions of a Naderite.
For more on democracy, it takes relentless researchers like Michael Barker to
expose The New York Times' critical role in preventing the public from
understanding the National Endowment for Democracy's global manipulative work
on behalf of the imperial war chest. Martin Murie exposes Sarah Palin's
election win -- of the Rubber Dodo Award on behalf of her global warming
denial and anti-polar bear stance. Since she cannot see the Caribbean from
Alaska, Palin probably never heard of Trinidad writer V.S. Naipaul; Peter
Byrne will bring her up to speed with a review of Naipaul's biography. Nor
can she have seen all the way to Britain, where Charles Marowitz discovered
the richness and delicacy in the plays of Noel Coward, which he reveals in
his review of "The Letters of Noel Coward." And while Palin is certainly
close to nature, she could use a lesson in good taste from Raju Peddada, who
illustrates that an inclination towards nature for greenbacks is not the
answer for personal growth.
Finally, we take a look at American myths and realities with more thoughts on
the economic crisis by Walter Trkla; an appeal for bottom-up change by R.
Scott Porter; and a gasp for fresh air by Carol Warner Christen. In poetry,
Guido Monte and Alison Phipps search for an innocent land with their
beautiful words and a picture by Simone Di Trapani, and Marie Rennard graces
us with a polesy on sailing blind with the tides. We close with your letters,
from the economic recession, the financial bailout, and the "socialist scare"
to the Center for Public Integrity defending its integrity.
As always, please form your OWN opinion, and let your friends (and foes) know
about Swans. It's your voice that makes ours grow.
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http://www.swans.com/library/art14/desk075.html
Blips #75 - From the Martian Desk - Gilles d'Aymery
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/xxx126.html
2008 US Elections: Recommendations - Swans Editors
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/jeb199.html
Confessions Of A Naderite - Jan Baughman
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/barker06.html
The New York Times "Reports" On The National Endowment For Democracy
- Michael Barker
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/murie58.html
Sarah Palin's Dodo - Martin Murie
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/pbyrne83.html
Mimic Man - Book Review by Peter Byrne
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/cmarow119.html
The Letters Of Noel Coward - Book Review by Charles Marowitz
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/rajup02.html
Acquired Taste: Seeing Beyond The Obvious - Raju Peddada
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/zig099.html
American Economy Predicaments - Walter Trkla
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/porter07.html
Willpower - R. Scott Porter
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/carenc47.html
Methane Is Poisonous - Carol Warner Christen
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/gmonte53.html
Mondana Commedia n.5: Fine (World Comedy n.5: The End)
- Poem by Guido Monte & Alison Phipps
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/marier22.html
Head Up! - Polesy by Marie Rennard
http://www.swans.com/library/art14/letter150.html
Letters to the Editor
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