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...philosophical twang, Wolff evokes the question of what war means on the homefront today. A hundred and fifty years ago, it meant visible, physical sacrifice: bandages rolled in the home, wounded laid out on the front porch, scorched fields and ransacked homes. In the last century it has meant ration coupons, war bonds, and nationwide campus riots. In today’s world, where days can go by without mention of war, Wolff asks, What happens to the people who are left behind?In “Nightingale,” a father drops his son off at a military...
...militias in the middle of the night - and Iraqi families invest all their assets in their houses. They leave their houses without taking anything, and if they were very lucky, none of them will get killed or brutally murdered. They go nowhere. Then they will have no food-ration card, they won't have IDs, their children will not be able to attend school. If they are lucky, they will find neighbors or relatives. They lack all kinds of public health services. Many of them are living in camps. We have really hot summers and in the winter...
...from voters just 10 months ago, some pundits accused the right of being intentionally autistic in ignoring Sunday's outcome. "Monsieur le Président, someone has to inform you: you lost these municipal elections, and badly," wrote Laurent Joffrin, editor-in-chief of the leftist daily Libération in his Monday editorial. "With a Soviet-grade excess of hypocrisy, your accomplices, spokespeople, and your Prime Minister have maintained the contrary, [but] this first vote held just 10 months after your election has resulted in a resounding repudiation...
...Ration your turf...
...right to travel and are denied access to hotels and beaches on their own island. Those areas are reserved for tourists. Cubans are paid in Cuban pesos while goods must be purchased at high prices in “convertible” pesos, keeping daily essentials out of reach. Ration cards, which Cubans have to pay for, provide scarce allotments of basic goods, such as two rolls of toilet paper per month. Possessing red meat is illegal, and killing a cow will result in four to 10 years in prison. These are just some examples of the unabashed disregard...