Jon Stewart Tackles ‘Legislative Clusterf*ck’ That Created Do-Nothing Congress
Even if the country is seemingly in an academic freefall, Jon Stewart took heart in this year’s Congress being “hailed” as the least productive in U.S. history, and particularly House Speaker John...
View ArticleHindus Join Satanists Demanding Equal Placement On Oklahoma Capitol Grounds
Alan: This is "the constitutional moment" I've been waiting for. Every value system gets equal footing in the long delayed "national discussion."***"Right-wing radio host Bryan Fischer says First...
View Article"Gender," by Ivan Illich
Ivan IllichWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Illich***Great Illich Webpagehttp://backpalm.blogspot.com/***"Ivan Illich: Intellectual...
View ArticleThe Religious Underpinnings Of Ivan Illich’s Thought
"New Scare City"(a great Illich site)http://backpalm.blogspot.com/by Jean-Pierre Dupuy (École Polytechnique, Paris, and Stanford University)I won’t talk about the role Christianity played in the...
View ArticleIvan Illich: Four Of His Keenest Insights
Alan: The only time I met Illich, he reprimanded me. I think he's a genius, an intellectual titan.***The medical campaign to eliminate pain overlooks the connection between pain and happiness. As we...
View ArticleGender And Division Of Labor
MalangaPlant and TuberDear Fred,Thanks for your email.I have just discovered that the root crop which was my only sustenance while living with the Kogi Indians in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta makes...
View ArticleIvan Illich And Friend/Collaborator Mother Jerome
Mother Jerome and Fr. Ivan Illich***"Gender"by Ivan Illichhttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/12/gender-by-ivan-illich.html***Father Ivan Illich: Four Of His Keenest...
View ArticleThe Volcker Rule Cites The Occupy Movement 284 Times
Posted by Lydia DePillis on December 11, 2013The world hasn't heard much from Occupy Wall Street lately. But one branch of it, Occupy the SEC, has remained very busy -- filing amicus briefs, testifying...
View Article"The Biggest Problem With The Volcker Rule," Ezra Klein
Posted by Ezra Klein on December 11, 2013Reviews of the final Volcker rule have been mostly positive among financial reformers and, perhaps more tellingly, mostly negative among banks. Speaking for the...
View ArticleBig Business Wants To Keep These Four Things Secret
"Viral Video Examines Gap Between The Super Rich And Everyone Else. (Great Graphics!)"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/03/viral-video-shows-huge-gap-between.html***"99 Must-Reads On Income...
View ArticleStan Fischer Is An Incredible Choice To Be The Fed's #2. Here's why...
Stanley Fischer is the governor of the bank of Israel. Could he play the same role here? Stan Fischer saved Israel’s economy. Can he save America’s?Posted by Dylan Matthews on February 15, 2013 Every...
View ArticleTortured And Murdered: The Tragic Story Of Pope Francis’ Marxist Feminist Friend
Esther Ballestrino de Careaga "Teresa"http://www.desaparecidos.org/arg/victimas/ballestrino/Articulo de Wikipediahttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Ballestrino ***By Uki Goni, The GuardianWednesday,...
View ArticleObamacare Coming On Strong And Will Only Get Stronger. Republicans In Deep...
JoAnn and Eric Smith of Clearwater, Fla., were able to sign up for health insurance on the federal exchange Monday after months of trying.***JoAnn Smith, a 60-year-old Florida woman, is making...
View ArticleTime Magazine "Person Of The Year": "Pope Francis, The People’s Pope"
He took the name of a humble saint and then called for a church of healing. The first non-European pope in 1,200 years is poised to transform a place that measures change by the century***"Pope Francis...
View ArticleEdward Snowden, Time Magazine's Runner-Up Person Of The Year
Edward Snowden, The Dark ProphetHe pulled off the year's most spectacular heist. Exiled from his country, the 30-year-old computer whiz has become the doomsayer of the information ageBy Michael Scherer...
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