Robert Parry: Daniel Lazare on Why Islamic State is Winning
04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, IO Deeds of War
Exclusive: The Saudi-Israeli alliance and U.S. neocons have pressured President Obama into continuing U.S. hostility toward the secular Syrian government despite major military gains by the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front, leading to an emerging catastrophe in the Mideast, as Daniel Lazare explains.
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Sheila Casey: Dave McGowan — on 9/12 He Wrote About a New and Improved Police State
07 Other Atrocities, Collective Intelligence, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence
Dave McGowan battling aggressive cancer: wrote 9/11 was a lie on 9/12
This post features the full text of an article Dave McGowan wrote on Sept. 12, 2001, questioning the official story of the “terrorist attacks” 9/11. This is preceded by introductions from me and from Truth and Shadows contributor Sheila Casey.(CM)
Review: Democracy More or Less – America’s Political Reform Quandry
4 Star, America (Founders, Current Situation), Congress (Failure, Reform), Electoral Reform USA, Executive (Partisan Failure, Reform)
Bruce Cain
4.0 out of 5 stars Academic Smoke — Disdain for the Public & Denial Over Two-Party Tyranny, May 24, 2015
I spent some time reviewing the author's history (he's been writing about electoral matters since the 1970's) and what Amazon offers through its superb Inside the Book feature, as I am unemployed and between the book price and what Amazon charges for delivery today this would have been a $40 commitment. My call: not worth it for the electoral reform activist, but useful as the nay-sayer summary for graduate level courses in politics.
The book suffers three strikes:
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Worth a Look: Hoping Against Hope – Confessions of a Postmodern Pilgrim (John D. Caputo)
Worth A Look
John D. Caputo has a long career as one of the preeminent postmodern philosophers in America. The author of such books as Radical Hermeneutics, The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida, and The Weakness of God, Caputo now reflects on his spiritual journey from a Catholic altar boy in 1950s Philadelphia to a philosopher after the death of God. Part spiritual autobiography, part homily on what he calls the “nihilism of grace,” Hoping Against Hope calls believers and nonbelievers alike to participate in the “praxis of the kingdom of God,” which Caputo says we must pursue “without why.”
Lee Camp: Redacted #47 — More Black Slaves in US Prison Today Than Just Prior to Civil War
UncategorizedA Call For Class Warfare, Exposing The TPP, & The MSM Biggest Baltimore News Fails
Slavery Moment: 1:46
Bob Zimmerman: Water Transformation
12 Water
11 Segments Below the Fold
