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“We Are Star Dust” (Science is the Poetry of Reality)

“We Are Star Dust” (Science is the Poetry of Reality)

September 9, 2024 (Posted by) Don Pelton

I recently heard Richard Dawkins, in a discussion with Neil DeGrass Tyson, say “science is the poetry of reality.” This accords with my own view, that science is essentially spiritual, and that those who are committed to one of the merely anthropomorphic sects miss the vastness, the full enormity of the beauty of existence….

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How the Neocons Chose Hegemony Over Peace Beginning in the Early 1990s

How the Neocons Chose Hegemony Over Peace Beginning in the Early 1990s

September 6, 2024 (Posted by) Don Pelton

Editor’s Note: As far as I’m concerned, this is the definitive account of the relationship between the U.S. and Russia since the end of the Cold War. Professor Sachs shows beyond doubt the bad faith of the U.S. in rebuffing Russia’s repeated attempts to work out a post-Cold War amicable relationshjip with the West….

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Thomas Frank Nailed It Six Years Ago: “Trump won because Clinton and the Democrats dismissed the concerns of working people”

Thomas Frank Nailed It Six Years Ago: “Trump won because Clinton and the Democrats dismissed the concerns of working people”

September 4, 2024 (Posted by) Don Pelton

Thomas Frank described the Democrats’ betrayal of the working class in his book  (“What’s The Matter With Kansas”) twenty years ago, and again in his talk (below) six years ago. Here’s an excerpt from that talk (see full video below): “I wrote a book 15 years ago, called What’s the matter with Kansas?, and…

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Is Britain Becoming a Fascist State?

Is Britain Becoming a Fascist State?

September 1, 2024 (Posted by) Don Pelton

The UK repression described below is different only in degree from the crackdown on anti-genocide college students this summer in the U.S. Israel’s fascism is spreading worldwide … UK Prime Minister Terrorizing Palestine Supporters After the arrest of Sarah Wilkinson on Thursday, Jonathan Cook says Keir Starmer is determined to silence critics of his — and his government’s…

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The Quiet Success of the Israel Divestment Movement

The Quiet Success of the Israel Divestment Movement

August 23, 2024 (Posted by) Don Pelton

By Marianne Dhenin United States has historically provided hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid to Israel. The flow of taxpayer funds to Israel’s military has only increased since Israeli forces launched an attack on Gaza in October 2023, in which as many as 186,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to an estimate published…

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