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	<title>The Official James Petras website</title>
	<link>https://petras.lahaine.org</link>
	<description>United States, Latin America, Middle East, Analysis</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Reply to Gacek</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/reply-to-gacek/</link>

		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>United States</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Another is that only sacrifice by low paid workers, landless farmworkers, civil service pensioners can permit government to put its budget in order and sustain economic growth. A third is the notion that ?state intervention? [...]]]></description>

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		<title>Five myths and realities of US empire</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/five-myths-and-realities-of-us-empire/</link>

		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>United States</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/five-myths-and-realities-of-us-empire/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Myth 1
The ?US? has a huge trade deficit with ?China? amounting to $162 billion in 2004.
	Reality: There are two basic problems with this statement: 1) almost half of the ?trade deficit? is accounted for by [...]]]></description>

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