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Word Cloud: SNOWBLIND
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD It’s an irony that the things I like best about Christmas are traditions from places where Winter means snow and ice. The smell of pine warmed by glowing lights, carols full of cold Decembers, and hot … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Mythology, Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged California, Christmas, Mary Oliver, Pagans, Snowblind, Thomas Hardy, Winter Solstice
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Bring me the head of Diego Garcia: blaming the Brits for being Dodos about Disposession
By ann summers In 1966, the head of Britain’s Colonial Office, Lord Denis Greenhill, wrote about Chagos, “The object of the exercise is to get some rocks which will remain ours; there will be no indigenous population except seagulls who … Continue reading
Posted in 9-11, Aviation, Countries, England, environment, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Imperialism, Political Science, Politics, Terrorism, United Kingdom, United States, US Military, USAF, USN, War on "Terror"
Tagged Diego Garcia, Dodo, Mauritius, Terrorism
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Word Cloud: PECUNIARY
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Conspicuous consumption is a term introduced by the Norwegian-American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen in his book The Theory of the Leisure Class. The term refers to consumers who buy expensive items to display wealth and income … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Poetry, Society, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged Black Friday, Christmas, Denise Levertov, Janis Joplin, Pecuniary, The Beatles
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Word Cloud: GRATEFUL
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD For many Americans, it’s feasting on turkey and all the fixings with family and friends, watching football and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV, and then nodding off with a mild case of indigestion. This … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged Emily Dickinson, Grateful, Homeless, Marjorie Saiser, Over the River, Refugees, Richard Blanco, Thanksgiving
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Word Cloud: DRAGON
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Dragon – a mythical creature appearing in many cultures, used to symbolize many things: power, wisdom, menace, good fortune, destruction, greed, the bones of the earth, illusion, the longing of human beings to fly, etc. November … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged American Modernist Poetry, Dragon, Feminism, Literary Criticism, Marianne Moore, Mark Twain, Roses
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“If you meet The Buddha on the road, kill him.”
By ann summers All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. -The Buddha Marx: “constant revolutionizing of production uninterrupted disturbance of all social … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Aviation, Buddhism, Capitalism, China, CIA, Communism, Countries, Foreign Policy, George W. Bush, History, information Technology, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libertarians, Media, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Socialism, Terrorism, United States, US Army, US Military, USAF, USMC, USN, Vietnam, War, War on "Terror", World History
Tagged Terrorism
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neo-classical liberalism: an idea whose time has come….
Classical libertarianism, per Wikipedia, “…is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as its principal objective. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and freedom of choice, emphasizing political freedom, voluntary association, and the primacy of individual judgment.” By ann summers What would … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Art, Capitalism, Conservatives, Economic Policy, Economics, Enlightenment, History, Industrial Revolution, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Renaissance, Socialism, United States, World History
Tagged Privatization of Public Education, Trans-Pacific Partnership, US Trade Deals
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Is a WOMAN a PERSON? The Answer You Get Depends on Who You Ask
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Is a Woman a Person?” The answer “Yes, of course,” may seem obvious, but it’s not so clear-cut in American law. When a sitting Supreme Court Justice says that the Equal Protection clause of the 14th … Continue reading
Facebook’s homeless Neoliberalism rather than the homeland for Neo of the Matrix
Work has become a means to stay alive rather than life being an opportunity to do work. Living, mere existence, has always been a necessary pre-condition for engaging in productive activity, but in capitalism it becomes the operative motive. By … Continue reading
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