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Clusterfuck Nation

James Howard Kunstler
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James Howard Kunstler’s Clusterfuck Nation blog is updated Mondays and Fridays. The KunstlerCast podcast and Eyesore of the Month are monthly features. Read & comment here.

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    Author of "The Long Emergency" and the "World Made by Hand" series of novels. Blogger at "Clusterfuck Nation" every Monday and Friday. Podcaster. Archived content from my old website will be migrated here.

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