7/12/11
C. S. Peirce Created an Evolutionary Philosophy
Jon Stewart on How Politics Now Shapes Reality (Video)
And I suppose we must add that the Supreme Court is our most politicized institution. As Willie Nelson once said in another connection that's not the way it's supposed to be.
Get Ready for No August Social Security Checks if GOP Has Its Way
Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3 - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks."
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Our Safety Net is Full of Holes - John Moore (Video)
John Moore: Surviving the U.S. Recession — BagNews: "y. We are proud to provide this window, to draw attention to a recession that may have ended on paper, but in practical terms, continues to plague so many Americans. Also, we are pleased to offer this forum to a compassionate and truly gifted photographer so highly attuned to the voices of humanity. — Sandra Roa" If you believe the GOP, give this a watch. This is a picture of our country after the GOP has its way. Then get cracking and see that the GOP is defeated now, before it is too late. Watch this video.
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The No-Taxes GOP Is Playing With Treasonous Fire
McCain has never had to worry about knowing when to fold
Does John McCain Still Have a Gambling Problem? - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com: "A cursory search for material on McCain and gambling ends with material posted in 2008. So the answer to the title question is, I do not know. But the words below, unchanged, suggest that if there is no problem now, he reformed after dropping the election to Barack Obama. I do not detect that in his other activities."
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Crucial Decisions of One's College Years (1957)
Adam Crashes into the Wall of Unrequited Love 1957 - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com: "But let us ask what it was that propelled Adam, fresh from his heady summer experience, to relax back into an academic routine that involved almost no classes and a year with Portia that was, as suggested, light, romantic and tactile, at least until it proved impermanent?" From my semi-fictional memoir.
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We Should Clear Out of Syria Shake The Dust from Our Feet
Clinton says Assad has 'lost legitimacy' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "Clinton says Assad has 'lost legitimacy'" Shake the dust from your feet is the most sage advice ever given and it was Jesus himself who delivered it. It applies to every abusive situation and is a compelling reason for why freedom of movement should be a universal human right and nations should be divided in terms of their granting of that right. Shaking dust is the equivalent of deliverance from evil.
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Afghanistan needs to fight everything out on its own
Influential brother of Afghan president killed at home | Reuters: "Reuters) - The younger half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, one of the most powerful and controversial men in southern Afghanistan, was shot dead at his home on Tuesday by a senior and highly trusted bodyguard, officials said." Now the situation is more fluid than ever. Eventually no one will remember we were there. This is like a Faulkner novel about an impenetrable family whose relationships are too complex for an outsider to fathom. We have our own problems and not enough brains trained on them to permit a reasonable solution.
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Corporations will buy the election of 2012 if we don't stop them
The Supreme Court has given corporations the rights of individuals in what is a theological travesty and an admission of tangible evil into our political system. 2012 is about fighting back.
Corporate Dirty Work Should Be Investigated in Advance
Our problem isn't narcissism, it's big oil and infra-unworkability
We Must Be Superstars: "Besides, if those psychologists are correct, and our culture is increasingly deluged with narcissism and entitlement, we might really need pop’s poses and costumes to help us navigate it—to have songs that feel out the dimensions of every last way to think you’re hot shit." Infra-unworkability is my made-up term for the fact that what pop is dealing with has not even touched the scratch that is really itching everyone. What is wrong has to do with the entire setup of the globe and its trajectory toward oil-induced suicide if we do not shape up. Start by thinking infra-unworkability.
I'm not going on any reading retreat
Mildred Purse - Beacon Hill, Boston
My books are part of me and if I want to get social I will do it without taking my library along. That's final.
Contrarian wisdom lower the social security retirement age
Deficit Predators: Everything You Need to Know About the Twisted, Dangerous Debt Ceiling Fight | World | AlterNet: "If you wanted to build on that, the right steps would be to lower – not raise – the Social Security early retirement age, permitting for a few years older workers to exit the labor force permanently on better terms than are available to them today. This together with a lower age of access to Medicare would work quickly to rebalance the labor force, reducing unemployment and futile job search among older workers while increasing job openings for the young" More than one way to do whatever one does to whatever.
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Reading Retreats Suggest A Massive Sacrifice of Privacy
3quarksdaily: "So why not plan a vacation devoted exclusively to reading? Twice annually, Bill Gates schedules a week-long 'reading retreat' during which he does nothing but pore over the books and papers he's set aside during the year." The idea that one needs a social basis for reading strikes me as a massive invasion of privacy. If reading is essentially the great opportunity we have to fathom things in the precious privacy betwixt ourselves and the text, the notion that this can and should be turned into a social outing is ludicrous. There is nothing more private and rewarding that one's intimacy with a book. Well maybe one thing. But that makes my point.
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Rediscovering The Rev. James H. Robinson
Rev. James H. Robinson Updated - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com: "In this case M.I.R. means Missing in Remembrance. The Rev. James H. Robinson is lost, literally. This is the man who, more than any other individual, inspired the Peace Corps. This is the man who founded Crossroads Africa."
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Crossroads Africa Art For The Heart (Video)
The Rev. James H. Robinson was founder of Crossroads Africa in the 1960s
The Rev. James H. Robinson Visits Williams College 1956
Adam Meets the Rev. James H. Robinson 1956 - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com: "One evening in 1956, Adam came to know himself somewhat better. His outlook and future began to come into focus. A reason for his past aloofness seemed to emerge. He had been waiting for a connection he did not have. Not until the cold evening at Williams when he encountered a minister named James H. Robinson. I shall try to explain."
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