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Why Atheists Have Become a Kick-Ass Movement You Want on Your Side

Posted by N4CM Belief 11 May 2012

Source: AlterNet. Why would any organization or social change movement want to ally itself with a community that’s energetic, excited about activism, highly motivated, increasingly visible, good at fundraising, good at getting into the news, increasingly populated by young people, and with a proven track record of mobilizing online in massive numbers on a moment’s notice? If you need to ask that – maybe you shouldn’t be in political activism.

An Atheist in Catholic School Wants to Show That He Can Be Charitable, Too

Posted by N4CM Belief, Uncategorized 5 Mar 2012

Source: Friendly Atheist. Here’s the story of a boy named Daniel. He was born into a Catholic family. He is forced to attend Catholic School. He has come to the conclusion that he is an atheist. Recently, Daniel’s school began a fundraiser. In my chat with Daniel, he said the principal rants about how “atheists never give to charity; only Christians do.” I decided I’d try to beat my school in a fundraiser for a secular charity instead of for the church.

Atheism in America

Posted by N4CM Belief, Features 5 Feb 2012

Source: Slate. Point, Texas (pop. 792) is not the easiest place for a single lesbian to raise her child. But neither her sexuality nor her unwed parenthood are enough to make Renee Johnson an American conservative’s worst nightmare. As she explained to me when I met her at Rains County Library, “I’d rather have a big ‘L’ or ‘lesbian’ written across my shirt than a big ‘A’ or ‘atheist’, because people are going to handle it better.”

Must See TV: Bill Moyers is Back

Posted by N4CM News 17 Jan 2012

Source: Say What? A great new television series began this weekend. And it won’t just be of interest to those of us already following the broader story behind the damage done by the most anti-environmental Congress in history. Moyers & Company probes a range of the deeper issues about democracy in America by presenting riveting interviews with fascinating thinkers not usually seen on television.

The streets of 2012

Posted by N4CM Features, Freedom of the presss 3 Jan 2012

Source: Al Jazeera. What does the New Year hold for the global wave of protest that erupted in 2011? Did the surge of anger that began in Tunisia crest in lower Manhattan, or is 2012 likely to see an escalation of the politics of dissent? The answers are alarming, but quite predictable: We are likely to see much greater centralisation of top-down suppression – and a rash of laws around the developed and developing world that [...]

God vs Mammon: Britain takes sides

Posted by N4CM News, Top Stories 29 Oct 2011

Source: The Independent. The decision by St Paul’s Cathedral to drive protesters from its steps using force threatens to further divide the Church of England – and has prompted the Prime Minister to look at measures to curb protest camps. The cathedral will go to the High Court next week seeking to evict the demonstrators.

Change the World, Occupy that Square

Posted by N4CM Features 28 Oct 2011

Source: The Indypendent. The triggers for and demands of the protests reflect the specific conditions within each country, but the movements also exhibit a growing realization that the neoliberal socio-economic model is bankrupt even as it continues to subordinate national politics to the dictates of capital. It is easy to dismiss this democratic upsurge as it has been unable to prevent the further consolidation [...]

OWS: Fighting the politics of illusion

Posted by N4CM Christian Right Watch 26 Oct 2011

Source: Al Jazeera. For three long years since the financial crisis began, American politics has been dominated by the politics of projection, displacement and denial – three basic subconscious ego defence mechanisms that are tremendously powerful in defending the indefensible. On the personal level, such defence mechanisms – analysed by Anna Freud in her 1937 book, The Ego and the [...]

Is the Obama Administration Putting Corporate Profits Above Public Health?

Posted by N4CM Climate change, Opinion 6 Sep 2011

Source: The Huffington Post. One reason I supported President Obama is because he said we must protect clean air, water and lands. But what good is it to say the right thing unless you act on it? Since early August, three administration decisions – on Arctic drilling, the Keystone XL pipeline and the ozone that causes smog — have all favored dirty industry over public health and a clean environment.

The dead end of globalisation looms before our youth

Posted by N4CM Opinion 27 Aug 2011

Source: The Guardian. In India, tens of thousands of middle-class people respond to a quasi-Gandhian activist’s call for a second freedom struggle – this time, against the country’s venal “brown masters”, as one protester told the Wall Street Journal. Middle-class Israelis demanding “social justice” turn out for their country’s first major demonstrations in years.