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Being on the right side of neoliberal Water
“Well, art is art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb … Continue reading
Posted in Countries, Economics, Energy Policy, environment, European Union, France, Government, Immigrants, Immigration, Media, Neoliberals, Political Science, Politics, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged Brexit, commoditfication, commodities, commons, EU, European Union, Public Policy, Water
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BROKEN PROMISES: 100 Years of Republican Campaign Slogans
by Nona Blyth Cloud The policies and sloganeering of the current Republican Party are only more extreme versions of party policies and slogans for nearly 100 years. They haven’t been “the party of Lincoln” for at least a century. What … Continue reading
Cthulhu for President
When Bill Kristol, editor of the conservative “Weekly Standard,” said over the weekend that an independent candidate would be entering the race for president, this probably wasn’t what he had in mind. Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro responded to Kristol’s tweet by … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Literature, Presidential Elections, United States
Tagged Bill Kristol, Cthulhu, Guillermo del Toro, H.P. Lovecraft
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Word Cloud: SYNTHESIS
by Nona Blyth Cloud The United States is a nation of borrowers. What we borrow is stuff from other cultures: words, food, music, clothing – whatever catches our eyes and ears. Then we put our own spin on it, or combine … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged Gulf War, Naomi Shihab Nye, Palestine, Religious Tolerance, SYNTHESIS, US Borders
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The Coffee Shop – ‘We Make Promises’ – In Memoriam
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. … Continue reading
Word Cloud: MYSTIC
by Nona Blyth Cloud “Abstract Minimalist” — Sometimes the labels that get attached to a poet’s work obscure rather than illuminate. The poet Robert Lax (1915 – 2000) pared down his work and his life to the essentials. Robert Lax dealt … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged MYSTIC, Patmos, Robert Lax, Thomas Merton
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The Coffee Shop – “Make CANADA Even Greater!”
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Politics, Presidential Elections, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, Make CANADA Even Greater!, The Coffee Shop
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Word Cloud: GHOSTWRITER
by Nona Blyth Cloud I hope Sherman Alexie (1966 — ) will forgive me for the title. I chose it to make a point: far too many people in the U.S. do think of Indians as ghosts from the past. Alexie has said … Continue reading
Trump Nationalism on the Links where pivots are divots
By ann summers Gonna be winning for The Donald, regardless of the 8 November outcome. The Trump brand will benefit, and his global legacy has already been assured, even in its vulgarity. All Trump golf courses are branded … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Celebrity, Conservatives, Democracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Homosexual Rights, Immigrants, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Nazis/Nazism, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Progressives, Racism, Reproductive Rights, RNC, Society, States, Tea Party, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Republicans
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The Coffee Shop – Trump Pie!
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Jonathan Pie: —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” … Continue reading
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