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When the market god isnt worshipped
May 18, 2007The Republicans, the neocons, the fundamentalist right wing, all make a god of “the market.” The market is the be-all and end-all, the ultimate trump card. The market is the solution they propose for everything —...
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Faith-based emergency preparedness
May 18, 2007With Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and the Walter Reed hospital scandal — maybe you thought that the incompetence of the White House had bottomed out. But ... here comes another embarrassment bubbling to the surface. While the...
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There comes a time
May 18, 2007Before the ’06 elections, more than a few skeptical voices asked what substantial progress could be achieved through the peoples’ massive get-out-the-vote campaign. We had tried before and failed. Yet after the ballots were counted, even...
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About those gas prices
May 18, 2007The most recent round of exorbitant gasoline price hikes is hurting working Americans directly in the pocketbook and indirectly by feeding inflation. It is high time to seek alternatives. We cannot overestimate the danger posed by...
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Harlem on my mind
May 18, 2007In this historic center of African American cultural life, Harlem, the main issue today is the lack of affordable housing. Right now in Harlem, the prices of all forms of housing — from public projects to...
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