The Humor of Jesus (revised) by Marc Batko, 11/20/2024

The Humor of Jesus by Marc Batko (Portland OR, marc1seed@yahoo.com, https://www.freetranslations.foundation.] After being raised as a reformed Jew and studying Buddhism, Catholicism and Protestantism, I was overwhelmed by the incomparable Jesus as the Lord, Messiah, and long-awaited end-time eschatological prophet.  In his path-breaking book “Theology of Hope,” the German theologian …

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The Maelstrom of the Market On the Embedding of Society in the Market Form by Franz Schandl, 11/5/2024

The Maelstrom of the MarketOn the Embedding of Society in the Market Form “Nothing is better suited to obscure our viewof social interrelationsthan economic prejudice.”(Polanyi) by Franz Schandl [This article posted on 11/5/2024 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.streifzuege.org/2024/der-mahlstrom-des-marktes/.] Rarely has a book inspired me as much …

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Kamala Harris’ Brilliant Campaign

by Mark Karlin, 11/1/2024′   Fahrenheit 11/9 | A Film by Michael Moore | 2018 | Full Movie   Fahrenheit 11/9 | A Film by Michael Moore | 2018 | Full Movie https://youtu.be/_heq6CkeMH8?t=3697 On Friday, November 1, 2024 at 02:46:47 PM PDT, mark karlin <markkarlin@gmail.com> wrote: Ever since the Sunday …

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The 101 Worst Things About Trump’s Presidency by Robert Reich

robertreich@substack.com The 101 worst things about Trump’s shambolic presidencyby Robert Reich[This article posted on November 1, 2024 is available on the Internet, robertreich [at] substack.com.] No one should forget! Friends, Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the worst …

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Throes of a dying empire: 15 questions

1. What are a soft landing & a hard landing? 2. Does Trump-dominated media distort digital & information economy? 3. What to do if Trump denies his ignorance and arrogance? 4. How is endogenous destruction different from exogenous destruction? 5. Do societies self-destruct when housing & taxation fail?   6. …

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301 Articles on indybay.org

240 are translated articles on neoliberalism. political theory, unwinnable wars, and history. Democracy stands or falls with critical, independent journalism!   August 2022 to October 2024 1.        Hiroshima is everywhere. The never-ending struggle by Leo Ensel & Andreas Zumach 2.       Oregon: The toughest heat protection law in the US by …

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Children in Gaza are punished collectively by Michael Klundt, 10/19

Michael Klundt on children in Gaza: “They are being punished collectively” [This interview posted on 10/19/2024 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.telepolis.de/features/Michael-Klundt-ueber-Kinder-in-Gaza-Sie-werden-kollektiv-bestraft-9980680.html,] Children in Gaza: NGOs and researchers warn of violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Children in Gaza suffer from war and …

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Claudia Scheinbaum first woman president of Mexico, 10/6/24

Streaming live on October 1, 2024 Claudia Sheinbaum Swearing-in LIVE: Mexico’s First Female President Sheinbaum Inauguration | Mexico News LIVE | CNBC TV18 Claudia Sheinbaum takes office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence. The 62-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong …

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