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	<title>The Official James Petras website</title>
	<link>https://petras.lahaine.org</link>
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		<title>President Trump: Nationalist Capitalism, An Alternative to Globalization</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>United States</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	We will begin by seriously discussing President Trump&#8217;s critique of the contemporary political economy and proceed to elaborate on his alternatives and its weaknesses.
	President Trump&#8217;s Critique of the Ruling Class
	The centerpiece of Trump&#8217;s critique of [...]]]></description>

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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Political Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Chelsea Manning as Bait</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/obamas-political-munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy/</link>

		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 07:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>United States</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/obamas-political-munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	PMSP best explains the pathologic drive of politicians and policy makers who inflict relentless, systematic mass destruction and then intervene in a most theatrical manner to save a few victims - thus drawing gratitude from [...]]]></description>

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		<title>Regime Change Comes Home: The CIA&#8217;s Overt Threats against Trump</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/regime-change-comes-home-the-cias/</link>

		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>United States</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	But despite the dubious electoral outcomes in these cases, the &#8216;defeated&#8217; candidate conceded and sought via legislation, judicial rulings, lobbying and peaceful protests to register their opposition.
	These norms are no longer operative. During the election [...]]]></description>

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		<title>ISIS:  Not by Terrorism Alone</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/isis-not-by-terrorism-alone/</link>

		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Middle East</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/isis-not-by-terrorism-alone/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	We understand ‘ISIS’ as the organized, militant, violent Salafist movement sometimes funded by the royal family of Saudi Arabia. Those generally opposed to ISIS, in many cases, have pursued a dual and contradictory approach.  [...]]]></description>

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		<title>Laurence Fink: The Trillion-Dollar Deadhead</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/laurence-fink-the-trillion-dollar-deadhead/</link>

		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>United States</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	&#8220;The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done.&#8221;
H. Balzac
	Among the current crop of Wall Street financiers, Laurence &#8220;Larry&#8221; Fink has received the greatest number of awards [...]]]></description>

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