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Apparently we have a deal to bail out Wall Street using 700 Billion dollars of tax payer’s money to ensure that we same tax payers don’t suffer an even more severe downturn.  The frustrating thing for most of us following the financial news over the past week is that we don’t really understand the economic…

Jack Abramoff’s in prison…Ralph Reed is disgraced…what’s a poor Republican to do when they need access to casino money to fund their most outrageous attacks on Democratic opponents?  Answer:  Turn to Vegas Casino Billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his shadow 527 group, Freedom’s Watch.    Sheldon Adelson, who made his billions in casinos where the deck…

Looking for a Catholic–some would say traditionally Christian–point of view on the economic meltdown? The  church has long-standing teachings and resources that I think could be useful–and an antidote to some of the idolatry and fatalism of unfettered free-marketeering. (“Hey, stuff happens. No pain, no gain. Caveat emptor, don’t you know…”) We haven’t heard much about…

When Steve Waldman asked the question whether the 9th commandment was a lesser one he must have struck a nerve: Listen to Ad Here     FaithfulAmerica.org is flooding the Mississippi airwaves this week with radio ads demanding accountability and honesty from the candidates at Friday’s presidential debate because, as the ad states, “the Ninth Commandment wasn’t…
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