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Roundup: Historians' Take

Mike Davis: The Berlin Wall May Be Down, But We've Got Others Now that Are More Insurmountable

This article first appeared on www.tomdispatch.com, a weblog of the Nation Institute, which offers a steady flow of alternate sources, news and opinion from Tom Engelhardt, a long time editor in publishing, the author of The End of Victory Culture, and a fellow of the Nation Institute.