Political Gnosticism
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From Republic to Serfdom: Misreading Rome in America’s Rural Imagination
Introduction The recent interview with Ammon Bundy in The Salt Lake Tribune highlights a recurring theme among certain rural conservatives: the belief that the expansion of government welfare signals the decline of a once-great republic. Bundy’s assertion that the U.S.… Continue reading
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George Zimmerman, Propriety, and Losing Way
Got up this morning and began looking through the reactions about the George Zimmerman acquittal. As usual, Charles P. Pierce over at Esquire magazine’s Politics Blog caught my eye… Thought experiments are useless now. Of course, if the races of… Continue reading
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Lookout: Extreme Profiling
It should be clear to folks by now this was not a vendetta against Tea Baggers and those who rant & rave against Obama and/or Obamacare. This is just another form of surveillance by profiling. Obviously we should think of… Continue reading
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MOOC, Online Education and its future | Learner Weblog
Misunderstanding, lack of common “goals” among various institutions and professors, and differing interests in schools of education and pedagogy have all left people mixing MOOCs with online education. To me, this is only part of the “wicked problems” especially when disruptive… Continue reading
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American Freedom
I recently reposted this picture to my Facebook which had been making the rounds. It drew a lot of comments and got rereposted. In his response, my good friend and fellow pedagog John F. recommended me one of his favorite… Continue reading
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Study: Immigrant contributions a boon to Medicare
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions A new study reveals that immigrants’ contributions to Medicare generated a $115 billion surplus from 2002 to 2009. I am glad to see a study was at last accomplished to demonstrate what common sense… Continue reading
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Rolling Stone on how the Illuminati is maybe not so impossible
Conspiracy theorists of the world, believers in the hidden hands of the Rothschilds and the Masons and the Illuminati, we skeptics owe you an apology. You were right. The players may be a little different, but your basic premise is… Continue reading
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This Image Should NOT be Seen by the Whole World | How to be an Anthropologist
I find the Facebook meme distressing, not because of the Belo Monte Dan Project, but because the author and all of the people who share it have fed into and bolstered (even if unknowingly) a narrative that depicts indigenous people… Continue reading
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There has been a lot of writing lately against the New Atheists. I do not ally myself with them because I do not like the way Dawkins, Harris, or Hitchins perpetuate violent conflict (see Karl Jaspers, Philosophie Vol 2 on… Continue reading
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How does Vandana Shiva do it?
Reading Freire‘s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and other works that are transforming my anarchocynicism, my thoughts keep returning to Vandana Shiva. “[How do I do it?] Well, it’s always a mystery, because you don’t know why you get depleted or recharged.… Continue reading
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SMTV: AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN
Originally posted on lookinbeyondthereal: The former National Educational Television (1952–1970) PBS has published a remarkable documentary on the life of Emma Goldman. They’ve also created a special museum like website, featuring an entire volume of Goldman’s anarchist magazin Mother Earth,… Continue reading
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Dependents of the State – NYTimes.com
…if the poor are dependent on the state, so, too, are America’s rich. The extraordinary accumulation of wealth enjoyed by the socioeconomic elite — in 2007, the richest 1 percent of Americans accounted for about 24 percent of all income… Continue reading
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The Three Horsemen of the MOOCpocaplypse
A small foray into the political after a few weeks of mostly concentrating on spirituality. But not too far in as my concern is prompted by my contemplation. I want to thank my good brother Lance W. for pointing out… Continue reading
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How Capitalism Creates The Welfare State « The Dish
The two concepts are usually seen in complete opposition in our political discourse. The more capitalism and wealth, the familiar argument goes, the better able we are to do without a safety net for the poor, elderly, sick and young.… Continue reading
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“The Straight Agenda”: an e-toon from thebigslice.org
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Tip Your Server and Save the World / Truthout
Want to help the workers? The economy? The whole country? Tip your server, don’t be a jackass about it, and worry about the rest of the world after you do what is right within reach of your arm. Maybe, if… Continue reading
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