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Sacred, Moral, Evil: Should Freethinkers Shun or Claim the Language of Spirituality?
On reading an early draft of Trusting Doubt, which looks at my old Evangelical beliefs from my current vantage as a nontheist, one reviewer commented, “This is a very …
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Demand to Get the Money Out of Politics: A “One Demand” for Occupy Wall Street?
There is one problem with many of the excellent demands and proposals I have seen floated by those in the OWS movement, from re-instating Glass-Steagall, to ending the Federal …
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As Meeting Approaches, Fed Panel Is Divided on Direction
Washington - When the Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 of the 10 voting members will arrive in open disagreement with the chairman, Ben S. …
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Obama Tries to Speed Response to Shortages in Vital Medicines
Washington - President Obama will issue an executive order on Monday that the administration hopes will help resolve a growing number of critical shortages of vital medicines used to …
Shalit Is Free. Lift the Siege of Gaza Now
In the world of principle and international law, the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza - which, until now, blocks Gazans from traveling to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, …
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Occupy Protest at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London Divides Church
London - In a city where demonstrations of every kind are part of the daily syncopation, there has rarely been any with quite the same potential for amplifying the …
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Election Systems & Software Attempts to Block Independent Audit of Failed Touch-Screens
Despite failing to object for months prior, the nation's largest electronic voting system vendor, ES&S, is now attempting to stop a landmark independent examination of their e-voting systems in …
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The Significance of Occupy Wall Street
When Occupy Wall St. burst unexpectedly on the scene a mere month ago, many (and especially many in the mainstream media) had no idea what to make of it, …
Occupy Oakland Encampment Creates a Community
Oakland, CA - October 30, 2011 - Grassroots people and political activists create a community of tents, music, children, food and other activity in Frank Ogawa Plaza in front …
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High-Ranking Fiji Junta Officer Talks About a Divided Military
When Fiji’s brutally repressive military tried to detain an 80-year-old reverend with the Methodist Church this summer due to his involvement with politics, it caused quite a stir — …