Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/ Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-11T09:02:31+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gifTruthdig.com logo This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/1bT2jX4StZo/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091111_gorbachevs_sermon_on_the_mount/ afghanistan, angela merkel, barack obama, berlin, berlin wall, cia, germany, gorbachev, history, mikhail gorbachev, military, obama, politics, robert scheer, russia, scheer, soviet union, terrorism, war, Robert Scheer's Columns By Robert Scheer

Mikhail Gorbachev is not honored enough for the example he set. His past practices and recent cautions about Afghanistan should be heeded by Barack Obama.


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]]> Mikhail Gorbachev is not honored enough for the example he set. His past practices and recent cautions about Afghanistan should be heeded by Barack Obama. READ THE WHOLE ITEM 2009-11-11T09:02:31+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091111_gorbachevs_sermon_on_the_mount/ Department of Health Care Misinformation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/Q7yt_3CEhAk/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_department_of_health_care_misinformation/ congress, government, health, health care, house, politics, republicans, ruth marcus, By Ruth Marcus

The outright falsehoods peddled by Republican opponents to the House health reform bill lead one to wonder whether they have any genuine fact-based objections.


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]]> The outright falsehoods peddled by Republican opponents to the House health reform bill lead one to wonder whether they have any genuine fact-based objections. READ THE WHOLE ITEM 2009-11-11T08:44:37+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_department_of_health_care_misinformation/ Missed Me http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/XawC6sEkhMs/ http://www.truthdig.com/cartoon/item/20091110_missed_me/ health care, health care reform, house, luckovich, politics, senate,

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British actor Emma Thompson has drawn the ire of Roman Polanski’s supporters by removing her name from a pro-Polanski petition she’d signed following the Polish filmmaker’s September arrest in Switzerland. On Tuesday writer-filmmaker Yann Moix archly accused Thompson of “petition tourism.”

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]]> British actor Emma Thompson has drawn the ire of Roman Polanski’s supporters by removing her name from a pro-Polanski petition she’d signed following the Polish filmmaker’s September arrest in Switzerland. On Tuesday writer-filmmaker Yann Moix archly accused Thompson of “petition tourism.” READ THE WHOLE ITEM 2009-11-11T02:14:14+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20091110_emma_thompson_petition_tourist/ And on the Eighth Day, God Created Aliens http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/vjcGEvip02s/ http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20091110_and_on_the_eighth_day_god_created_aliens/ aliens, religion, science, space, vatican, vatican observatory,

The Vatican used to burn people for talking about aliens. Now it holds conferences on the subject. After presiding over such an affair, the director of the Vatican Observatory explained “we cannot put limits on God’s creative freedom.”

The theoretical scale of the universe now dwarfs our ancestors’ greatest expectations, and scientists have discovered hundreds of planets since the bad old days when the church equated reason with heresy.

For the Catholic Church, it’s a question of evolution (ironically enough), and perhaps boldly going where no missionary has gone before.  —PZS

AP via Yahoo:

“The questions of life’s origins and of whether life exists elsewhere in the universe are very suitable and deserve serious consideration,” said the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, an astronomer and director of the Vatican Observatory.

Funes, a Jesuit priest, presented the results Tuesday of a five-day conference that gathered astronomers, physicists, biologists and other experts to discuss the budding field of astrobiology — the study of the origin of life and its existence elsewhere in the cosmos.

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]]> The Vatican used to burn people for talking about aliens. Now it holds conferences on the subject. After presiding over such an affair, the director of the Vatican Observatory explained “we cannot put limits on God’s creative freedom.” The theoretical scale of the universe now dwarfs our ancestors’ greatest expectations, and scientists have discovered hundreds of planets since the bad old days when the church equated reason with heresy. For the Catholic Church, it’s a question of evolution (ironically enough), and perhaps boldly going where no missionary has gone before.  —PZS AP via Yahoo: “The questions of life’s origins and of whether life exists elsewhere in the universe are very suitable and deserve serious consideration,” said the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, an astronomer and director of the Vatican Observatory. Funes, a Jesuit priest, presented the results Tuesday of a five-day conference that gathered astronomers, physicists, biologists and other experts to discuss the budding field of astrobiology — the study of the origin of life and its existence elsewhere in the cosmos. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM 2009-11-11T02:20:25+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20091110_and_on_the_eighth_day_god_created_aliens/ A Disappointing Year With Obama http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/x890yqv1L4Y/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_a_disappointing_year_with_obama/ afghanistan, asia, barack obama, bush, china, diplomacy, election, foreign policy, iraq, israel, japan, military, obama, palestinians, pfafs, politics, war, william pfaff, By William Pfaff

Who would have thought a year ago that most of the issues of conflict in America’s foreign relations would be made worse during the first year following Barack Obama’s election as U.S. president?


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]]> Who would have thought a year ago that most of the issues of conflict in America’s foreign relations would be made worse during the first year following Barack Obama’s election as U.S. president? READ THE WHOLE ITEM 2009-11-11T01:10:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_a_disappointing_year_with_obama/ The Man Who Put the Rainbow in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/cE0-TOeFDOQ/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_who_put_the_rainbow_in_the_wizard_of_oz/ amy goodman, blacklist, book, brother can you spare a dime, democracy, depression, economy, film, history, jobs, play, theater, wizard of oz, By Amy Goodman

The 70-year-old film classic bears close watching this year, perhaps more than in any other, for the message woven into the lyrics, written during the Great Depression by Oscar-winning lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg.


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]]> The 70-year-old film classic bears close watching this year, perhaps more than in any other, for the message woven into the lyrics, written during the Great Depression by Oscar-winning lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg. READ THE WHOLE ITEM 2009-11-11T00:43:17+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_who_put_the_rainbow_in_the_wizard_of_oz/ Bill Clinton Urges Senate Dems to Support Health Care Reform http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/saq93QmfVjY/ http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20091110_bill_clinton_tells_senate_dems_to_support_health_care_reform/ abortion, bill clinton, harry reid, health care reform, max baucus, obama, president, senate, Bill Clinton

Arguing that “the worst thing to do is nothing,” former President Bill Clinton rounded up Senate Democrats for a talking-to about their upcoming vote on the health care reform legislation passed by the House of Representatives last weekend. Clinton emphasized the need for action and reminded his audience that “there is no perfect bill.”  —KA

The Washington Post:

“People trust him,” said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., one of the architects of the current Senate health care bill.

“His argument was that getting the best bill is not only good for the people, it’s the best politics,” said Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., one of a clutch of moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.

Clinton said he hoped all the senators understood his bottom line: “It’s not important to be perfect here,” he said. “It’s important to act, to move, to start the ball rolling.”

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]]> Arguing that “the worst thing to do is nothing,” former President Bill Clinton rounded up Senate Democrats for a talking-to about their upcoming vote on the health care reform legislation passed by the House of Representatives last weekend. Clinton emphasized the need for action and reminded his audience that “there is no perfect bill.”  —KA The Washington Post: “People trust him,” said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., one of the architects of the current Senate health care bill. “His argument was that getting the best bill is not only good for the people, it’s the best politics,” said Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., one of a clutch of moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands. Clinton said he hoped all the senators understood his bottom line: “It’s not important to be perfect here,” he said. “It’s important to act, to move, to start the ball rolling.” Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM 2009-11-10T21:31:06+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20091110_bill_clinton_tells_senate_dems_to_support_health_care_reform/ ‘Sesame Street’ Turns 40 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Truthdig/~3/KsFUvVkeS40/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20091110_sesame_street_turns_40/ anniversary, big bird, birthday, children's show, education, michelle obama, puppet, sesame street, television, Sesame Street

On Tuesday, producers and fans of “Sesame Street” marked the 40th birthday of the super-popular children’s program—the most researched show in TV history—in New York City. Big Bird and friends were on hand for the festivities, of course.

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