Sep 03 2012

Bob Jones textbooks

Republican religious fundamentalists would rewrite American history

By , Thursday 30 August 2012 09.00 EDT   It is always good sport to tweak the noses of American religious fundamentalists, particularly at election time, and you can never say…  [more]

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Sep 02 2012

Not everything bounces back

Last edited by Monsieur d’Nalgar on September 9, 2012 at 4:18 pm.   1965 was an interesting year. The first American combat troops were sent to South Vietnam, Dylan went electric, Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston, MLK marched from…  [more]

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Aug 27 2012

Keeping clean is a dirty business

The Syrian army would like to appear squeaky clean. It isn’t

By Robert Fisk, Monday 27 August 2012   Every day, a new massacre is reported in Syria. Yesterday, it was Daraya. Slaughter by Syrian troops, according to those opposed…  [more]

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Aug 26 2012

Corpse-soaked no-man’s-land

Breivik was narcissistic and racist… but sane

By Paul Vallely, Sunday 26 August 2012   So he was bad, not mad. It took an Oslo court 10 weeks to decide that the mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane…  [more]

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Aug 25 2012

Dangerous rightwing ideologies

The importance of the Anders Breivik verdict reaches beyond Norway

By , Friday 24 August 2012 15.00 EDT   There are many reasons to welcome the verdict in the trial of Anders Behring Breivik: that he is sane …  [more]

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Aug 25 2012

The price we pay for wisdom

I believe in God. I don’t believe in God

By , Friday 24 August 2012 14.29 EDT   When I was younger I worked for a while on a hospital psychiatric ward as an orderly. I distinctly remember…  [more]

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Aug 24 2012

Just metaphors

The Not-so-Social Gospel

By James Martin, S.J., Thursday, August 23, 2012 02:32:05 PM   The Lazy Paralytic 1. When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at his home. 2. So many gathered…  [more]

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