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Today Digby wrote :
Perhaps the Church should just concentrate on doing good works for a while and not concern itself with others' moral failings until it gets itself institutionally straight.
But doing good works doesn't seem to be on the agenda for the Catholic Church these days. They ...
Other
I've been reading a remarkable book, An Unexpected Light , about Afghanistan which I plan to review here soon. Today I wanted to share was one passage that Jason Elliot recounts describing how a drunk Frenchman sees Afghans (pp 440-1).
[The young drunk Frenchman] asked how I would define ...
World
... by Walter Brasch
It wasn't unusual that Rush Limbaugh went ballistic on his show, Nov. 13. He does that several times a day.
It wasn't unusual that he mixed a few facts with opinion and outright lies in his three-hour daily show. Fact checking for the man who calls himself "America's ...
World
Rush Limbaugh
Dave Johnson makes a very smart case for taxing the rich. As he said, in the hey-day of steep taxes on the rich, America did a much better job of living up to its billing as a land of opportunity for all and everyone was better off then.
While America has always been a place where a person ...
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China rising . Having China's economy grow should be good, yet, when it comes home, as Krugman says , there are some things to worry about.
So picture this: month after month of headlines juxtaposing soaring U.S. trade deficits and Chinese trade surpluses with the suffering of unemployed ...
World
China
Economic Meltdown
Paul Krugman
United States
... by Walter Brasch
NBC news correspondent Jenna Bush Hager had a news exclusive. And, like news exclusives in the Era of Infotainment TV, this one was broadcast by the entertainment division. Specifically, Jenna Bush interviewed her mother, Laura Bush, on 38th episode of "The Jay Leno ...
White House
Jenna Bush
In Portland Oregon, Habitat for Humanity homes are built to be Platium-LEED certified. So who says we can't make a difference on Global Warming because it will cost too much?
World
Global Warming
So, on All Things Considered tonight, the head of Club for Growth crowed about their impact on the NY-23 election. Radicalizing the GOP is their game and he is sure that the country continues to be center-right and receptive to their message.
Bahahaha!
It sure would have been nice if ...
Other
Republican National Committee
... by Walter Brasch
There's a cat fight going on in the Miss USA operationand it isn't pretty.
It began when an openly gay judge asked Miss California, Carrie Prejean, what she thought about same sex marriage. Prejean, a student at San Diego Christian College, said that although she ...
White House
Last night, NOW discussed Denmark and the culture of energy thrift that has transformed their country and economy. One way that Denmark is ahead of the curve is in acting on Shai Agassi's idea which makes electric cars a no-brainer.
In this TED video Agassi explains how he expects ...
