Acts of Faith Perspective Colin Kaepernick vs. Tim Tebow: A tale of two Christians on their knees
By Michael Frost September 24 at 7:00 AM photo above: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in 2016. Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow kneels on the sidelines before a playoff football game in 2012. (Stephan Savoia/Associated Press) WN: The contrast below is […]
Deuteronomy, Jewish Prophets and the Sermon on the Mount: Moral Formulas, Comedy and Tragedy: Monophony or Polyphony?
photo above: Ron Dart, amongst many scholarly pursuits and prolific writing, is an enthusiastic mountaineer! WN: Ron sent me this outstanding article on Deuteronomy. It is an amazing reflection on the tensions between the prophetic and the nationalist ethics of ancient Israel, what authors Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence dub “zealous nationalism” versus “prophetic […]
CAMPAIGN NONVIOLENCE WEEK OF ACTIONS 2017
TAKE ACTION SEPTEMBER 16-24, 2017! Campaign Nonviolence is a long-term grassroots movement for a culture of peace and nonviolence free from war, poverty, racism, environmental destruction and the epidemic of violence. We invite people and organizations in the U.S. and worldwide to take action during CNV Action Week around the International Day of Peace, September […]
The Racial Wealth Gap Is Leading to An Almost-Nonexistent Middle Class
With people of color projected to make up the majority of Americans by 2043, a new study warns against policies that keep many black and Latino households out of the middle class by Julia Conley, staff writer, ips-dc.org excerpts: image above: 10 Practical Steps to Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap – Institute for Policy Studies […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Last Men Standing
Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 8:03am, September 5, 2017. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. Victory at Last! In America’s Wars, Failure Is the New Success By Tom Engelhardt photo above: Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (left), speaks to White House chief of staff Gen. John F. Kelly. (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
On 9/11: How We Hyped Terrorism and Slighted the Real Threat: Climate Change
SEP 11, 2017 Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan and the proprietor of the Informed Comment e-zine. He has written extensively on modern Islamic movements in Egypt, the Persian Gulf and South Asia and has given numerous media interviews on the war on terrorism and […]
The Pentagon’s New Wonder Weapons for World Dominion
Or Buck Rogers in the 21st Century By Alfred W. McCoy [This piece has been adapted and expanded from Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power.] illustration above: Mongol airships fire disintegrator rays to destroy America. (Buck Rodgers, 2429 A.D., 2-9-1929, Roland […]