Tag Archives: Ethics

Marc Estrin : The Devil Can Quote Scripture

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from ChernobylBob / Flickr.THE DEVIL CAN QUOTE SCRIPTURE By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / June 14, 2010 I am involved in Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel, a group made up of Jews, Palestinians, members of … Continue reading →

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American Health Care : Monster Run Amok

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by RS Janes / LTSaloon.Once the envy of the world…The American health care disgrace By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2009 Between 1910 and 1970 American medicine was the envy of the world. … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : The Public Option and the Public Good

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by patriotboy.Honesty, honor and universal health care We hear cries of woe about costs of universal care from the insurance-subsidized Republican members of Congress. Yet, these same folks have no problem with spending on foreign wars, of questionable need… … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : ‘The Mormons are Coming, the Jews are Coming’

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Mormons are Coming” / Californians Against Hate. As Martin Buber said, ‘I do not even know what it means to say that “The ends justify the means,” but I can tell you this: The means that you actually use … Continue reading →

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Corporate Contrition Is an Outdated Concept?

Posted on October 21, 2008 by RagBlog

Members of the activist group ‘Code Pink’ waved signs marked with the words “shame” and “greed” when Richard S. Fuld Jr., CEO of now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers, arrived to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Oct. … Continue reading →

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For Muslim Woman : Replace Hymen, Restore Honor

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Dr. Marc Abecassis carries out hymen reconstruction surgery on a 23-year-old French woman of north-African origin. Photo by Ed Alcock / NYT.In Europe, Debate Over Islam and VirginityBy Elaine Sciolino and Souad Mekhennet / June 11, 2008 PARIS — The … Continue reading →

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Bill Moyers : A Texan’s Take on the Journalist’s Job

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Bill Moyers with Lyndon Johnson Journalists as Truth TellersBy Bill Moyers / May 4, 2008 [Texan Bill Moyers delivered these remarks on April 3 in Washington, DC at the fifth annual Ridenhour Prize awards ceremony, sponsored by The Nation Institute … Continue reading →

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