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John Perkins: Former Economic Hit Man and Shamanic Advocate spoke in Sonoma
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Gus diZerega
Last night I drive to Sonoma to hear John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, and of a number of other books, give a talk sponsored by the Praxis Peace Institute. The audience was filled with people more or less like myself: progressives who are feeling amore than a little whip lashed between…
Thoughts on Japan’s Ordeal
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Gus diZerega
The ongoing tragedy in Japan offers a great deal for us to think about, from how we can help to how such catastrophes can happen in a world where Spirit matters to what it says about human beings’ ability to plan wisely. I will begin with the most important short run issue: how we can…
The moral significance of the contemporary right wing – a personal reflection
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Gus diZerega
As I read again about the utter nastiness and hypocrisy of America’s ‘conservatives’ now that they are anticipating growing in power I wonder what their spiritual significance might be at a personal level. In so many cases what they do and say seems far more motivated by malevolence towards others than by any positive value.…
Egypt’s Grand Mufti on the Revolution
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Gus diZerega
Ali Gomaa, Egypt’s Grand Mufti has just made a statement that should raise the spirits of all who care for the well-being of the Egyptian people and a future of religious toleration and, even more, ultimate acceptance. No, he did not endorse Pagan spirituality, that is a statement that will not happen in my lifetime.…
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