A Meditation, Odd News, and Musical Sharing
A Meditation, Odd News, and Musical Sharing |
| By: ubetchaiam Saturday August 14, 2010 6:13 pm |
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Deconstructing Myths of America: Laura Flanders: “What do you mean, civilized?” |
| By: knowbuddhau Friday January 8, 2010 12:45 pm |
In her inimitable style, Laura Flanders takes on the central myth of the Washington Post‘s propaganda regarding Uganda, busting down to size their hubris and reminding this poet of Naomi Klein’s words from over two years ago. It’s all about the deliberate weaponization of myths and rhetoric to jack electorates to hell and stick us with the bill in every way. Even John Oliver is getting in on the act.
Only in America… |
| By: KarenM Monday December 21, 2009 6:10 pm |
American Exceptionalism is not what it once was. Where once we were standard-bearers of excellence in human rights, enterprise, technology, education, longevity and health… now, we are near the bottom in most of these categories, at least among more civilized nations.
Roger Cohen on Israeli Exceptionalism |
| By: ralphbon Friday October 16, 2009 3:00 pm |
(Promoted by jasonrosenbaum - Worth a read indeed.)
A methodical voice of sanity on the New York Times Op-Ed page makes further incremental inroads into expanding US discourse on Israel.
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