Oct 06 2013

O ye beguilable humanitarians

Begging! — For Work.

  A man beseeching fellowman for work, for a chance to earn the means to keep the life within his frame, within the form of him or her he loves! What curst conditions cause such scene…  [more]

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Oct 05 2013

Always some prejudice or pretext of religion

A Correction

Van Buren, Ark., Aug. 25, 1902. A. M. Simons, Editor International Socialist Review.   My Dear Comrade:  The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the edition of August 22d, publishes a scare-head article anent my so-called resignation from the Catholic priesthood…  [more]

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Oct 03 2013

The end-time transfer of wealth

The Theology of Government Shutdown: Christian Dominionism

By , 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…  [more]

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Oct 03 2013

Not an idle question

Romans 1:26-27: A Clobber Passage That Should Lose Its Wallop

By , October 1, 2013   Whenever I’m debating with someone who authoritatively declares that the Bible condemns homosexuality, and who cites the infamous Romans 1:26-27 as…  [more]

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Sep 24 2013

How have we become so spineless?

On laws that must be broken

By , 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…  [more]

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Sep 14 2013

And from every corner choking agony

Two old radios and a clock placed in one of the corners in the main room. (Photo: Marwan Thatah)
 

The Memories Museum of Dr. Mohammed al-Khatib

By Yazan al-Saadi, Wednesday, August 7, 2013   In the midst of one of the many cramped and crowded alleyways of Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp, close to qa’at al-sha’ab, or…  [more]

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Sep 07 2013

Before the stupidest Western war in the history of the modern world begins

Iran, not Syria, is the West’s real target

By Robert Fisk, Friday 30 August 2013   Before the stupidest Western war in the history of the modern world begins – I am, of course, referring to the attack on Syria…  [more]

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