In a few months, we will be commemorating the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta—commemorating, but not celebrating; rather, mourning the blows it … Magna Carta Messed Up the WorldRead more
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Closet Socialists gives solutions to overcoming socialism’s past problems
Sen. Bernie Sanders called JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon the “biggest corporate socialist in America today” in a recent ad. He may have a point … Closet Socialists gives solutions to overcoming socialism’s past problemsRead more
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50th Anniversary of Powell Memorandum
We’ve embedded the text of the so-called Powell Memo, named for its author Lewis Powell, later a Nixon Administration Supreme Court appointment, It set forth … 50th Anniversary of Powell MemorandumRead more
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Gene Sharp’s Neoliberal Nonviolence
Gene Sharp, the “Machiavelli of nonviolence,” has been fairly described as “the most influential American political figure you’ve never heard of.”1 Sharp, who passed away … Gene Sharp’s Neoliberal NonviolenceRead more
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U.S. Midterm Elections
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrjiDbAFZw&rel=0&feature=relmfu] David Harvey Economic Update
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Empire or Humanity?
With an occupying army waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan, with military bases and corporate bullying in every part of the world, there is hardly … Empire or Humanity?Read more
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The Price of Conscience
Daniel Hale, a former intelligence analyst in the drone program for the Air Force who as a private contractor in 2013 leaked some 17 classified … The Price of ConscienceRead more
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Is Higher Education a Pyramid Scheme?
For the last decade and a half, I’ve been teaching ethics to undergraduates. Now — admittedly, a little late to the party — I’ve started … Is Higher Education a Pyramid Scheme?Read more
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Morality, don’t make me laugh
‘The struggle of people against power,’ wrote Milan Kundera, ‘is the struggle of memory against forgetting.’ The idea that the Nato bombing has to do … Morality, don’t make me laughRead more
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The Forged Gospel of Jesus’s Wife
No historical figure has been as manipulated, distorted and used for nefarious and self-serving ends as egregiously as Jesus Christ. Jesus has been trotted out … The Forged Gospel of Jesus’s WifeRead more