In school I was taught the names Columbus, Cortez, and Pizarro and A dozen other filthy murderers. A bloodline all the way to General Miles, Daniel Boone and General Eisenhower. No one mentioned the names Of even a few of…
I’m enjoying reading Psychology of Liberation: Theory and Applications, edited by Maritza Montero and Christopher Sonn. But especially inspiring is the work of Ignacio Martin-Baro, the primary founder of liberation psychology. He was eventually murdered because of his work in…
Thank you, David Stockman, for recognizing that there is no plausible reason to justify the $775 billion annual defense budget. This is a great article that argues that the US is indeed a “warfare state.” .
I think this article speaks a crucial word into this conversation. “Give us neither poverty nor riches, but our daily bread.” – Proverbs 30:8 ~~~~~~~~~~ Conservatives like House Speaker John Boehner say the government can’t raise taxes on millionaires and…
JP Morgan’s $2 billion loss (which may end up being $3 billion) points again to the importance of curbing speculative actions so that they don’t cripple the global economy. Taxing them and using the revenue for health care and education…
If you’re near Switzerland in June you could drop by this conference, looks like it could be interrogated a little – perhaps ~Virtues~ are more significant than values? What would it look like if it was “The Value of Virtues…
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I bought a Husqvarna reel mower and love it. But this bicycle / reel mower combination is really cool. I’d love to build one of these. I even think this kind of deeply wise creativity will catch on more widely…
This is an informative documentary on Dorothy Day, a founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and dedicated advocate of justice.