tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199126666591844272024-09-10T08:41:59.855-04:00Challenging dominant thought several ideologies at a timeAngela Gianoglio Pettitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01270169953355737671noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819912666659184427.post-32651428246734724912009-02-15T21:50:00.003-05:002009-02-15T21:56:55.818-05:00

The paradox of the current U.S. Economy – as noted by countless others – is that it is driven by consumption, which is a linear system, which like all linear systems, can't be sustained for an indefinite period of time. Consume, discard, repeat can only go on so long, and I think we may be seeing the end of the line for that 60-year-old method. The more that people consume, the less they save,

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Michelle Obama is making news -- and a few waves -- as she breaks eight years of silence from the office of the first lady by speaking out in support of her husband's policy. According to an article in the New York Times, "'Mom in Chief' Touches on Policy; Tongues Wag" , Michelle has used recent pubic appearances to tout President Obama's economic stimulus plan -- actions regarded by some as

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I barely know where to begin. There are so many angles and so many sidebars to the story of President Obama's inauguration that I may need a month to sort through them all. But first, let me just say how great it is to write those two words: President Obama. I still breathe a sigh of relief every time I hear it, say it, or write it.There's no doubt that for Democrats, it's been a long eights

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Well, those "few days" went by a lot faster than I had counted on, and I never got that Christmas entry posted. C'est la vie, I guess. Somehow, I seemed busier over winter break than I had been during the semester. Considering we replaced a toilet, painted the upstairs and downstairs hallways and stairwells, decorated and undecorated for Christmas, and dealt with the onslaught of toys from Santa,

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I promise to have a cheery Christmas post in the next few days, but I can't ignore the not-so-merry news my parents got today and its relevance to the detrimental state of the American workforce.After a five-month battle with his former employer over a month's unemployment compensation, my dad got final word today from the state unemployment agency that he was terminated with just cause last

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See more Jack Black videos at Funny or DieI know I've been AWOL lately, and I promise a quick return with all of my trademark brilliant and wonderful ideas and opinions -- just as soon as the semester is over!In the meantime, please, entertain yourself with this work of genius from Hollywood.

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Text version of the article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27740220/?GT1=43001This just boggles my mind. I had no idea the president didn't have at least an inter-office e-mail address. Perhaps that makes me naive, but it honestly never occured to me that our country's leader will be unconnected to this degree in 2009. It's not hard to see why President Clinton wasn't sporting a hotmail account,

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This is the second in a two-part argument in support of same-sex marriage.How is it that in the face of such progress there can remain so much bigotry? The same day that we elected our first non-white president, signaling another milestone in the fight for racial equality that is as old as the country itself, we send a loud and clear message to another group of disenfranchised citizens that

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This is the first in a two-part argument in support of same-sex marriage. California’s Proposition 8 is the latest in a long line of setbacks for defenders of Civil Rights dating back to the 19th century. In one day, voters repealed the marriage rights of millions of the state’s residents by declaring same-sex marriage unconstitutional – five months after those marriages began taking place.

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After two of the closest, most contested presidential victories in U.S. history, it's such an amazing relief to know that Barack Obama won this election resoundingly, convincingly, and indisputably. Polls have offered close and cautious predictions for weeks, but I'm not sure anyone expected so many states that we had long thought to be permanently dyed red to suddenly turn blue: Virginia, Nevada

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Taking a break from political issues, I would like to comment on our Halloween experience this year, which was the first that we took our 2 1/2-year-old-son trick-or-treating. We live in the inner city and have long known that there are a lot of people in our neighborhood who don't pass out candy. But until I had to traverse block after disappointing block of dark houses, lucky to see two or

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The last three ads I've seen for Barack Obama have had the presidential candidate touting his health care plan, his tax cuts for the middle class, and his desire for education reform direclty to the American public, speaking about his past, he experience, and his plans for the future. Conversely, the last few McCain ads I've seen have had voiceovers that rival the those used in slasher movie

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Thank you to Colin Powell for stating what very few people with comparable authority have said so directly, logically, and eloquently.As part of his endorsement of Barack Obama, Powell drew attention to an unnerving element of the Republican Party's attack against the democratic candidate: its habit of fueling the rumors that Obama is or was Muslim. And the only response from anyone to that

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I recently read another article about the increasingly-popular Creation Museum, located just on the other side of the Kentucky border. In scale and appearance, the place looks impressive, and by all accounts gives a very thorough and detailed explanation of Biblical history, particularly the Book of Genesis. But there are a few points that really seem to require more willing suspension of

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Is it just me or does this $700 billion bailout plan sound a little too much like a bribe? It seems as if Washington is saying to this elusive mass of nameless, faceless investors, "Hey, we'll make you a deal: We'll put up the money, and you won't sell your stocks, okay?" Case in point: The Dow rebounded more than 900 points today, the greatest single-day gain in the history of the stock market.

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Ellen Goodman said it first -- and better -- but allow me the liberty of repeating it for those who might have missed her column a few weeks back: "Palin may yet be the fulfillment of an old feminist prophecy that Texan Sissy Farenthold once described with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek. We will have achieved equality the day mediocre women take their place beside mediocre men. Check that

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I'd like to preface this entry by saying this page is still somewhat under construction. Those of you who know me know that I can agonize for hours over something as simple as a font selection. So when it comes to the design of a web page that will be the signature representation of my personality, politics, and priorities, just understand that it may very well be years before I consider it

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I sit down at my computer every night and read what other people are saying about our society. I read opinions that are thorough and well-supported, and others that are blatantly flawed and misdirected. Some writers create convincing arguments and showcase their mastery and appreciation of the English language, while others can barely string four words together in a coherent sentence. Some write

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