Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Science teaching deteriorates

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I remember seeing Inherit the Wind when I was a child and marveling that some people could be so threatened by the concept of evolution. An...
Tuesday, February 01, 2005

"The Inquisition Strikes Back"

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How is it that we woke up one morning and discovered that we are a country that tortures its prisoners? How is it that the use of torture is...
Monday, January 31, 2005

The Vote and the War

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Here's a really good point by John Aravosis of AMERICAblog : Yes, the elections in Iraq are great. But was it worth hundreds of bil...

Health Care and the Middle Class

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It seems clear that Bush wants to destroy the middle class. Why he wants to do this is bewildering given our comsumer based economy. Who is ...
Sunday, January 30, 2005

A different Inauguration Day

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If I seem to have Inauguration Day on my mind, it's because rituals and symbols are powerful and they matter. I want to share with you a...
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More on the Inauguration Address

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I know I've posted about this before but Beliefnet has published an article entitled, "Decoding Bush's God-Talk" which i...
Saturday, January 29, 2005

The VP is an embarrassment

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Well, finally the Washington Post is showing some guts and is complaining about the way Dick Cheney represented us at the Auschwitz Anniver...
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Friday, January 28, 2005

Cat Blogging Friday!

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This is the best picture of Henry ever! Photo by Cynthia Burgess

An Anti-War Republican

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The following questions were asked during a speech before the US House of Representatives by Republican Congressman Ron Paul. I am especiall...
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Thursday, January 27, 2005

Mandatory Gambling

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Someone at Digby posted the following comment. This sums it up: Wall Street retirement plan; broker-managed, commission-based accounts; ...

Senator Byrd and the Rice Confirmation Vote

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The Guardian has published the Senate roll call on the confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State. It is disheartening to see t...
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005

The Bloodiest Day

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Multiply this times 36. That's today.

Climate Change Catastrophe

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Sometimes I feel like Cassandra - cursed with the ability to see into the future only not to be believed. A few days ago someone remarked on...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Bush Phase Two

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I want to recommend an article by Peter Laurie published in The Barbados Daily Nation for the sake of this brilliantly executed sentence: ...

Impermanence and a little Shelley

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Meditating on impermanence is the best strategy I know for surviving the current political climate with equanimity. I've thought of ...
Monday, January 24, 2005

An Orgy of Excess

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Back when I was in the music business we had an ironic saying to help ourselves put up with less than great conductors: "Bad taste is b...
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The Bible Code

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Matthew Rothschild has done us an enormous service with his latest article in the Progressive . He has listed the biblical allusions embedd...
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Sunday, January 23, 2005

Social Security and 'Newspeak'

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"Two and two are four." "Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of the...

Best Protest Picture EVER

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Saturday, January 22, 2005

All the news that's fit to print

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I know it's the slogan of the New York Times . And I want you to know that I do read articles from the Times on a regular basis. But w...