These videos by Roy Eidelson examine several ways that American conservatives manipulate public opinion - and how this psychological warfare can be countered and resisted. Not flashy at all - he should probably have someone else do the voiceover - but nicely argued.
“Dangerous Ideas: How Conservatives Exploit Our Five Core Concerns” (above) describes how today’s [...]
Close Guantanamo Bay…and don’t just move them to the shiny new “detention centers” in Texas. All detainees should either be charged and tried in accordance with international fair trial standards or else released.
Today, Amnesty International activists around the country and the world mark the fifth anniversary of the first transfer of detainees to Guantánamo Bay [...]
“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.”
– Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King is dead.
A woman of grace and strength and courage and dignity is gone.
Equality. Human Rights. Non-violence. Peace.
She worked hard to keep these ideas out front and center [...]
Since I have banned further comments on this blog from him, the troll that has been posting nasty comments made an entry in his own blog E Pluribus Reluctor using me as a lightning rod for his hatred of liberals, feminists, intellectuals, etc. Here is his post.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005 Architect-1,Professor-0
Once again, facts [...]
I first read the theologian-priest Matthew Fox as a graduate student in philosophical theology and ethics at the University of Iowa. He is perhaps one of the most controversial religious figures of our time. He’s a bit wacky in some ways (see techno-cosmic mass) but I tend to agree with much of what he [...]
Alberto Gonzales: A Record of Injustice - Center for American Progress
Alberto Gonzoles, who is most likely going to be Ashcroft’s replacement despite tough questions from Democrats in the confirmation hearings, is another disaster for our country.
This man has a long history with Bush. This link provides the most concise presentation of the evidence against [...]
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