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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

http://www.tpcmagazine.org/article/technological-fundamentalism Technological fundamentalism: Why bad things happen when humans play God by Robert Jensen If humans were smart, we would bet on our ignorance. That advice comes early in the Hebrew Bible. Adam and Eve’s banishment in chapters two and … Continue reading →

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Richard Flacks : Beyond Barack Obama

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama. Image from Portlandart.Beyond Barack Obama Lefty focusing on the president and his shortcomings distracts us from the work we need to do. By Richard Flacks / In These Times / February 2, 2011 The growing progressive drumbeat about … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : CBO Says Republican Policies Will Increase Debt, Deficit

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Matt Yglesias refers to politicians who use deficits for short-term political gains (like Republicans whose tax cuts for the rich added $4 trillion to the deficit), as “deficit peacocks.” Illustration by Mario Piperni from mariopiperni.com.CBO projections:Republican economic policieswill expand debt, … Continue reading →

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Harry Tarq : Revisionist History and the ‘Great Presidency’ of Ronald Reagan

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Center stage: Ronald Reagan on the set at the General Electric Theater, 1954-62. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Ronald Reagan and revisionist history The Reagan era brought us depression, war, and mass murder in the Global South. By Harry Targ / The … Continue reading →

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Jim Turpin : Is the United States a ‘Banana Republic’?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from polisci.wisc.edu.Lookout, O. Henry!How did the United Statesbecome a ‘banana republic’? By Jim Turpin / The Rag Blog / February 1, 2011 ba•nan•a re•pub•lic (noun) A small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity or on … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : The Feast of Candlemas

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Celebrating the feast of Candlemas. Image from The Cottage Wytch.Strengthening of Lord Sun:The feast of Candlemas By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / January 31, 2010 “You light up my life…” Wednesday, February 2, 2011 is the feast of … Continue reading →

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