John Shelby Spong: The Crucifixion – An Interpretive Essay, 1 hr 11 min

“For those seeking to experience Christianity in a new and vibrant way, Bishop John Shelby Spong offers fresh spiritual ideas. Over the past four decades, he has become one of the definitive voices for progressive Christianity.” (www.johnshelbyspong.com) Bishop Spong joins us at Chautauqua Institution for a week to discuss several …

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All people are reporters by Geert Lovink, 2011

What is missing in the mainstream media landscape are background reports, essays, longer interviews, travel reports and what is called “investigative journalism”. What is perhaps boring are ideology-critical internal debates about the right line, i.e. hermetic, exclusionary language. Many people know that Marxian political economy is back in fashion. But …

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Words on war and peace

“Every cannon that is built, every warship that is launched, every missile that is fired is ultimately a theft from those who are hungry and have nothing to eat, those who are cold and have no clothes. A world under arms not only squanders money. It also squanders the sweat …

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NATO and the new Cold War by Volker Brauch

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/03/20/18864359.php In the period between 1999 and 2023, 14 states of the former Warsaw Pact were admitted to NATO in several stages: an increasing threat to the Russian Federation due to the ongoing shift of NATO’s eastern borders to Russian territory. In 2018, Trump terminated the Arms Control Treaty, the …

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Why anti-fascism? by Tomasz Konicz (1/27/24)

Capitalism is not in a position to solve the social and ecological crisis that it is causing. An open-ended transformation of the system is inevitable, and a struggle for transformation will be waged – especially against the fascist threat. Conscious reflection on the systemic crisis is the best antidote to …

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