Military Globalization: A Sign of Our Times
By Alexander Rai11/27/2005
Military engagement and warfare are as central to the process of Globalization as they are inevitable: Global Militarization, the old way, has expired, and Military Globalization, the new means, is a reality.
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The Androgynous Paradox
By Alexander Rai11/25/2005
The human race represents two very distinct ideas: female and male.
Inseparable yet opposed, disgruntled yet dreamy eyed, resolute in its unity yet divided by its distinctiveness, the bipartisan gender consciousness is the most testing and phenomenal inventions of natural law and yet one of its most rewarding discoveries.
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Thanksgiving Thought
By Vivian Greentree11/23/2005
Originally, we were going to my parents' house for Thanksgiving as they won the annual coin toss between Christmas and Thanksgiving holiday visits. But both were trumped this year by a culmination of timeline restrictions and soaring airline ticket fees.
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Freedom to Agree
By Ann Weaver Hart11/20/2005
George Bush went to church today in Beijing. As usual, he had an agenda. The Washington Post reports that Bush spoke to reporters after the service, saying, "My hope is that the government of China will not fear Christians who gather to worship openly. A healthy society is a society that welcomes all faiths."
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Abramoff to Federici to Norton?
By John McDonald11/17/2005
Funds from the Coushatta Indian Tribe paid to the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy (CREA) at the suggestion of lobbyist Jack Abramoff appear to have paid for a public opinion survey provided to U.S. Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and others at the Department, according to documents released Thursday by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. The documents are part of the Committee's ongoing investigation of the dealings of Abramoff and Michael Scanlon with the Coushatta and other Indian Tribes. Abramoff, Scanlon and others are under investigation for fraud, tax evasion and other charges related to their billing the Indian Tribes more than $80 million in lobbying fees.
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5 Strategic Solutions to Violence in G 8 Countries
By Alexander Rai11/17/2005
While only the universality of the highest order of moral perfection could solve violence; while only the jurisdiction of a moral consensus could administer international peace; it is also true that no such consensus and no such jurisdiction exist, beyond what is considered, rather airily and as a matter of fact, ‘law’.
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This is what a feminist looks like
By Vivian Greentree11/16/2005
Feminist – there is just something about the word that immediately puts people on the defensive. Nonetheless, when polled, the majority of men and women consistently agree that feminism has improved women's lives. In fact, when the definition of feminism is given at the time of polling (i.e., a person who supports the social, political, and economic equality of all people) about 70% of all women are likely to call themselves feminists. However, without the definition, the number drops to anywhere between 30-50%.
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A Voice in the Wilderness
By Ann Weaver Hart11/15/2005
President Jimmy Carter's new book, Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis renews my faith that the United States can turn the ship of state around before it runs aground on the shoals of fascism. His essay in the LA Times yesterday sums up much of what I have been trying to say since I started blogging.
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Scanlon, Abramoff, Rove and The Republican Strategy
By John McDonald11/09/2005
"The whacko’s get their information through the Christian right, Christian radio, mail, the internet and telephone trees. ... Simply put, we want to bring out the whacko’s to vote against something and make sure the rest of the public lets the whole thing slip past them."
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The Big Bad Budget: Has Anyone Noticed?
By Laura Kiesel11/08/2005
Last August, New Orleans suffered the wrath of one of the worst hurricanes in the history of our country. Hurricane Katrina blew into town without apology and quite literally huffed, puffed and blew houses down. Only more disturbing than that childhood story scenario coming true, was the façade of the Bush administration’s projected American dream of a place where peace and equality prevail crumbling to show the ugly face beneath. Immediately the following storm, CNN began airing shocking footage of hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents, mostly black and poor, trapped in squalid conditions outside the Superdome without food, water or medical attention for nearly a week.
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Has Arnold Sold His Soul to Karl Rove?
By John McDonald11/04/2005
California Gets Ohio’d
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Open Letter to a Socialist Academe
By Alexander Rai11/01/2005
My Dear Socialist Preceptor, My Dear Academic Post
Modernist,
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