Riot Act: Some Wisdom Among the Wailers
Run, fly, dash, scoot or ambulate yourself in some fashion as quick as you can to Arthur Silber’s site, to read his masterful analysis of the rioting in England. There is much I would like to say what’s going on here in my present stomping ground, but unavoidable circumstances prevent me from getting into it properly at the moment. Fortunately, Silber is, as always, on the case, tying his own penetrating view (including the riots’ larger significance) to an excellent piece by Hal Austin in Counterpunch. Again, I don’t have time to do justice to Silber’s post here; you’ll have