UPDATE below This week’s primaries reveal a fascinating division appearing within both major political parties.  In the process I hope one truth has finally become clear to any progressively minded American, and I would hope to any Pagan who has thought deeply about the relationship of their world view to American public life: the leadership…

The Catholic Church has no lock on covering up for sexual depravity.  A fifteen year old girl raped by her church’s deacon and then forced by her pastor to apologize for being raped to her church’s congregation? 

The truth is finally leaking out over Israel’s vicious attack in an aid flotilla in international waters.  The unholy alliance of right wing Israelis, right wing Neoconservatives, and right wing ‘Christians’ has freed the Israeli part of the alliance from having to consider the wider context of their actions.   Right wing zealots supported by…

UPDATE: Reich responds. Today I read Theda Skocpol’s reply to Robert Reich’s argument that this is what Obama should do.  I have been one of those increasingly frustrated by Barack Obama’s not taking over operations from BP in the Gulf spill.   I think I may be mistaken.  Skocpol pointed out that it is Obama’s most malignant enemies who have been…

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