Carl Calleman goes against the storied December 21, 2012 grain, insisting that the real end of the Mayan Calendar is October 28, 2011. I have no idea whether or not either date is correct, or even if there is a definite date that will mark the end of one age and the beginning of another. […]
Read MoreSuch a delicious thought, that Al Jazeera, once hated (still hated?) by U.S. powers-that-be as an instrument of slanted mideast propaganda, would turn its uncommonly insightful and balanced journalistic eye on unfairness in the U.S.A. “Al-Jazeera’s slick video news magazine ‘Fault Lines’ investigates the incredible income disparity in the United States that now sees 40 […]
Read MoreThanks to Daniel, this, from the Washington Post opinion pages. Could it be that the military elephant in the room is finally becoming visible? Why defense spending should be cut By Fareed Zakaria August 3, 2011 The scary aspect of the debt deal meant to force all of Washington to its senses is the threatened […]
Read MoreI remember the first time (the only time) I ever saw Dennis Kucinich in person. He was one of the speakers at a conference I was attending in D.C, and at that point not yet well known, so the patina of his “fame” had not yet blurred my perception. I was startled by the subtle […]
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Read MoreJust as the Japanese culture responded to the devastating tsunami in a way that showed their people’s essential refinement (see this), so too Norway responded to their intense suffering after the recent “terrorist” attacks by opening their hearts even wider. I pray that we in the U.S.A. learn to live with such grace. Thanks to […]
Read MoreComic relief thanks to Joan Bird. P.S. I sure needed it.
Read MoreThis is the kind of essay that gives a sense of the scale, complexity and unaccountability of largely invisible — and ever-expanding — U.S. military programs, personnel and equipment underwritten by clueless, uncomplaining, and ever more impoverished American taxpayers and whose clandestine missions operate in over half the nations on the globe — so far. […]
Read MoreI’m forever indebted to Zen Gardner who, once again, in clear, often stunning language, has summed up the insidiously “evil” (in quotes because, after all, the entire seeming 3-D drama of “good vs. evil” is illusion) situation that most of us grok only piecemeal, if at all. His take on the recent Norway attacks left […]
Read MoreI’m glad astrologer Len Wallick took on the job of elucidating what the return of Neptune back into Aquarius for its four final months in that sign this century might —or could — portend. And I very much appreciate his interpretation of this planetary signature: that what happens next depends on our level of awareness […]
Read MoreI often have trouble actually reading channeled messages. My eyes keep glancing off the words, or they lose focus, or my attention wanders. In this I am reminded of my late husband Jeff Joel. At the time I didn’t understand what he meant when he said he couldn’t read channelled material. Now I do. To […]
Read MoreIt certainly would be wonderful if the last post is correct: the debt deal is actually a cover for something wonderful. If you will check my friend Claudia’s comment to that post, however, you see that at least one person isn’t buying it. And it’s hard for me to buy it as well. While I’m […]
Read MoreI just found this at www.stevebeckow.com. I have no idea whether or not to take it seriously. If so, WOW! August 2, 2011 Update from Dad & God http://www.theartofuniversalknowing.com/ Suzy: Hello you two! D&G: Hi Suzy, can we tell you about the latest update? S: Yes, that would be lovely. D&G: We are here to […]
Read MoreForgive me if I sound like a broken record, but the humongous war elephant-in- the-room is trumpeting its need to become visible if we are to remove our national blinkers and recognize the destructive horror that has been done to the entire globe in our name. As Amy Goodman points out, war is the reason […]
Read MoreIt seems pretty clear at this point that the old economy is on its last legs and sinking day by day. What of the new economy? Besides strengthening one’s local community economy by increasing the kinds and numbers of local exchanges (trade, barter, swaps, gifting, creating alternative local currencies, plus buying in local stores and […]
Read MoreFrom the One Day on Earth website: “One Day on Earth started in September of 2008 with the goal of creating a unique worldwide media event where thousands of participants would simultaneously film over a 24-hour period. The idea for the project was conceived while watching musicians from very different regions of the world collaborate […]
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity builds homes for low-income folks with volunteers and donors and sweat equity from those who will own the new homes. Now the Interfaith Housing Alliance goes a step further with a program to help future neighbors to help themselves. The next step? Resurrecting the old barn-raising ethic practiced by our ancestors not […]
Read MoreJust in case you’ve been relieved to read somewhere that part of the “deal” was that the Pentagon is actually going to participate in the so-called debt-reduction charade, think again. Here’s the skinny on just what imperial America, with its two faces and one closed (and broken) heart, is still up to and plans more […]
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