Glen Beck has always represented a weird and radical extremism, but I never expected that even he would go so far as to diss Jesus’ own legacy, calling for congregants to leave churches that talk about social justice.
Here’s the brief note I wrote to him:
Dear Mr. Beck:
When I heard your call to boycott churches that [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Social and Economic Justice'
An Open Letter to Glenn Beck
March 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Social and Economic Justice, propaganda
Tags: christianity·glenn beck·jesus christ·social justice churches
Stand Against Injustice! Join These Two Facebook Groups
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · People Helping People, Social and Economic Justice, Uncategorized
1. Have you heard about the barbaric, fascistic anti-homosexuality law in Uganda? Yes, they’re calling for the death penalty for consensual sex. Read CNN’s article. Here’s the group to oppose it, please join.
2. Especially if you’re in Western Mass, but even if you’re not: a Facebook support group has sprung up for the Northampton, [...]
Tags: anti-gay legislation·death penalty·facebook groups·northampton arson·uganda anti homosexual bill
FAIR: Interlocking Directorates Could Influence Media Reportage on Healthcare
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Media Ethics, Social and Economic Justice, propaganda
In all, though healthcare reform has been mentioned thousands of times in the output of these media corporations’ major outlets, single-payer was mentioned in only 164 articles
Breaking: No Vote to be Taken on Medicare-for-All
November 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Ethics in Government, Politics, Social and Economic Justice
This just in: Proponents of single-payer health care, a/k/a Medicare for All–the system used by almost every developed country in the world–will not get our promised floor vote after all.
If I were in Congress right now, I’d vote no. The bill has gotten weaker, more complicated, and more expensive with every turn. As I understand [...]
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Negroponte/Quadir: How Laptops and Cell Phones Attack Systemic Poverty in Developing Countries
October 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, People Helping People, Social and Economic Justice, Web 2.0/Social Media, poverty
Horace Mann, founding President of Antioch College, famously said “Be ashamed to die until you have won one victory for humanity.” Neither Nicholas Negroponte nor Iqbal Quadir will ever have to worry about shaming themselves in front of Horace Mann’s ghost.
These two M.I.T. professors have both made substantial contributions in developing countries, bringing life-changing technology [...]
Tags: cell phones·grameenphone·horace mann·Iqbal Quadir·laptops·Nicholas Negroponte·one laptop per child
Physicians: 45,000 Americans Die Each Year for Lack of Health Insurance
September 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Politics, Social and Economic Justice, Uncategorized, poverty
The Harvard-based researchers found that uninsured, working-age Americans have a 40 percent higher risk of death than their privately insured counterparts, up from a 25 percent excess death rate found in 1993.
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Van Jones Resigns. Glenn Beck, You’ve Done the Country a Disservice
September 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Media Ethics, Politics, Social and Economic Justice, Uncategorized
Glenn Beck, this is the latest in a long line of despicable things you’ve done. You may feel smug now, but you’re the one whose conscience will bother you–not Van Jones.
Tags: 9/11 conspiracy·glenn beck·green jobs·Politics·republicans·van jones resignation







Olbermann on the healthcare travesty
December 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General Commentary, Politics, Social and Economic Justice
Spend 12 minutes listening to the best commentary I’ve heard on the healthcare mess, from MS-NBC’s Keith Olbermann.
He is the only other person I’ve heard advocating my viewpoint: that since compromise isn’t working anyway, since the right-wing nutters will call you a socialist no matter what you do, you may as well fight for what [...]
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Tags: healthcare bill·keith olbermann