Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Jared Bernstein on Painful Lessons from "Fiscal Cliff" Crisis: Stop Negotiating with Renegades Holding Nation Hostage!

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Jared Bernstein at Salon on the next self-created trap that the minority party holding gerrymandered seats bought and paid for by th...

Peter Laarman on Mr. Obama's Deal with the Devil on the Devil's Terms

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At Religion Dispatches, Peter Laarman provides a much-needed religious-ethical perspective on the shoddy deal American top legislators...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

William Greider on Fiscal Cliff Outcome: Time for a New New Democratic Movement

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And for a countervailing view on yesterday's fiscal cliff solution, here's William Greider at The Nation :

Leonardo Boff on Nativity Narratives and God Wanting to Be Loved and to Play

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As the Christmas season ticks towards Old Christmas , this beautiful summary of the message of the nativity narratives in the gospel by...

Commentary on New Year's Fiscal Cliff Deal: Entering New Year with Eyes Wide Open

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The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and process...
Monday, December 31, 2012

From the Blogs: End-of-Year Statements by Phil Ewing, Michael Bayly, and Frank Cocozzelli

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Three good end-of-year pieces by fellow bloggers whom I esteem greatly and from whom I always learn a great deal:
Sunday, December 30, 2012

McCain from Fiscal-Cliff Talks (FCTs): CPI is Off the Table (OTT)

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As the year ends some things never change: right-wingers continue to lurv them some mendacious acronyms (like, for Catholic right-winge...