Monthly Archives: July 2007

If Orwell Had Broadband

By Ray Watkins | Published: July 25, 2007
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Vacation Like the French

By Ray Watkins | Published: July 23, 2007
The most astonishing revelations in Michael Moore’s Sicko have nothing to do with healthcare. They’re about vacation time. French vacation time, to be precise. Sitting at a restaurant table with a bunch of American ex-pats in Paris, Moore is treated to a jaw-dropping recitation of the perks of social democracy: 30 days of vacation time, [...]
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