Oct 31 2013
Really?! A friend of mine wrote me early this morning, clearly angry about some outrageous Facebook flummery she had just been exposed to. Here’s how she started: So explain to me HOW the same birther folks can justify Ted Cruz being even considered for the Presidency? Don’t know if you looked at the “poll” on Tea …
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Oct 26 2013
Russell Brand on revolution: “We no longer have the luxury of tradition” By Russell Brand, 24 October 2013 9:58 When I was asked to edit an issue of the New Statesman I said yes because it was a beautiful woman asking me. I chose the subject of revolution because the New Statesman is a political …
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Oct 26 2013
Please tell me, Mr President, why a US drone assassinated my mother By Rafiq ur Rehman, Friday 25 October 2013 09.00 EDT The last time I saw my mother, Momina Bibi, was the evening before Eid al-Adha. She was preparing my children’s clothing and showing them how to make sewaiyaan, a traditional sweet made …
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Oct 26 2013
Israel as a Totem for Jewish Identity By Lisa Goldman, Oct 24, 2013 6:26 PM EDT Jews are smarter than everyone else. A Chinese woman who visits a synagogue is surely shopping for a Jewish husband. Pakistan has “managed to produce absolutely nothing” in its entire history [besides nuclear weapons]. A two-state …
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Oct 13 2013
Rand Paul’s strategic Islamophobia By Alex Pareene, Friday, Oct 11, 2013 12:57 PM CDT For normal Americans, the annual Values Voters Summit is an opportunity to take a look at the Republican Party and be appalled and amused at how vehemently anti-modernity and hysterically bigoted it remains despite basically all demographic trends. For Republican …
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Oct 03 2013
The Theology of Government Shutdown: Christian Dominionism By Morgan Guyton, 10/01/2013 9:48 am On the eve of our government shutdown, I wanted to do some research into the theological roots of Senator Ted Cruz, the standard-bearer of the Tea Party Republicans behind the shutdown. I’m interested in understanding what account of Christianity creates the …
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Sep 24 2013
On laws that must be broken By Ilana Hammerman, Sep. 24, 2013 6:36 AM “Legally mandated destruction.” That is how Haaretz’s editorial on Sunday described the destruction of the village of Khirbet Makhoul in the Jordan Valley. “The structures in question are unlawful and were built without construction permits. The structures were demolished in …
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