Against the War on Terror: Grandin on the Dems

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Click Below New! February Teach-in video On February 25th 2006 AWOT organized a Teach-In against the War on Terror at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. Now Streaming... Interviews Corey Robin talks to AWOT about terror, security and his recent book, Fear: The History of a Political Idea. Read On... Our Blog The war on terror is an attempt to make security the highest goal of American life. Our leaders have reduced politics to questions of mere survival, in which even the smallest risks are viewed as overriding threats to national existence. We at Against the War on Terror aim to challenge this view and the apparent need to eliminate fear itself. The preservation of bare life cannot and should not guide our political activity and dominate our public culture. We reject the very premise of the war on terror....Read On Contact the Editors AWOT on the Radio Aziz and Alex appeared on WBAI's Behind the Headlines with host Doug Henwood to discuss Against the War on Terror. Listen in Hi-Fi or Lo-Fi.	Taking a Break for 2007 In preparation for the New Year AWOT will be posting less often. We are taking time to develop new ideas and new Political events for the spring. Regular commentary will resume shortly. Thursday, October 19, 2006 Grandin on the Dems Greg Grandin has a great piece over at TomDispatch that echoes much of what we have been saying about the Democrats. Definitely worth a read. posted by Editors at 10/19/2006 11:15:00 AM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home	Interviews Corey Robin Previous Posts The Difference Between Democracy and Elections The Legitimacy of Crisis: Why We Must Confront the War on Terror Guest Essay: Stanley Aronowitz on Left Political Organization Maneuvering Yourself Out of Existence Talking Up the Caliphate Mid-Term Movie Review: So Goes The Nation AWOT EVENT: TEACH-IN - WHY VOTE? Preying On Our Fears Animal Rights...Terrorists? AWOT EVENT: WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO LIBERTY TODAY? Featured Commentary The Optical Illusion of George W Bush: Presidency Without a Purpose Read More in Last Month's Posts Archives August 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006