May 02 2014

Whatever crumbs were left behind

What happened to the middle class?

By Elizabeth Warren, 10:16 AM EDT, Thu May 1, 2014   A great crack in America’s middle class came to light recently: While our country continues to lead the world as the richest nation,…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2014/05/02/whatever-crumbs-were-left-behind/

Apr 26 2014

Tiananmen Square?!

Fox News’ new laughingstock: Cliven Bundy — and Stephen Colbert — will destroy Sean Hannity

By Joan Walsh, Friday, Apr 25, 2014 11:10 AM CDT   I’ll admit, this brilliant Stephen Colbert piece made me wonder: Could Sean Hannity’s detestable…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2014/04/26/tiananmen-square/

Apr 16 2014

Finding Hitler

  Can you spot Adolf Hitler in this class of 10 year-olds?  Here’s a hint: think about the type of can-do assertive personality we Americans idolize in our athletes, businessmen, and politicians…   Photograph from the exhibition catalog: Hans-Ulrich Thamer…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2014/04/16/finding-hitler/

Apr 10 2014

66 years ago today

Remembering Deir Yassin

  On April 9 1948, fighters from the Irgun Zevai Leumi and Lohamei Herut Israel Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, a Palestinian village of roughly 600 people.  Around 107 villagers were killed during and…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2014/04/10/66-years-ago-today/

Mar 23 2014

The power to fashion their fate

Despite the cruelties heaped on them, Palestinian refugees’ spirit has not broken

By , Friday 21 March 2014 14.17 EDT   The only thing heard nowadays about the majority of the Palestinian people – those made refugees in …  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2014/03/23/the-power-to-fashion-their-fate/

Mar 07 2014

Backfire effect

Here Are 5 Infuriating Examples of Facts Making People Dumber

By , Wed Mar. 5, 2014 3:00 AM GMT     On Monday, I reported on the latest study to take a bite out of the idea of…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2014/03/07/backfire-effect/

Mar 03 2014

Nationalistic religion, homophobia and sexism

Putin’s ‘Holy Russia’ Goes to War

By Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, 03/02/2014 7:52 pm EST   What do you get when you combine ultra-nationalist religious and political conservatism along with homophobia and sexism?  Some might say you get…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2014/03/03/nationalistic-religion-homophobia-and-sexism/