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Author Archives: mdbwell
EDELMAN’S SO RICH, SO POOR, IN REVIEW
I was happy to see that Peter Edelman decided to grapple with the problem of poverty based upon his work with Sen. Robert Kennedy in the mid-to-late 1960s. I have tremendously admired the valiant oeuvre of his spouse, Marian Wright … Continue reading
Posted in Poverty
Tagged Antipoverty Programs, capitalism, Cornel West, Peter Edelman, Poverty, SNAP, Socialism, TANF, Tavis Smiley, The Rich and the Rest of Us
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LOVE IS THE ANSWER
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston echoed the words of Jesus, Jane Addams, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., among others, in asserting that “we must build a civilization of love, or there will be no civilization at all.” Many criticized … Continue reading
Posted in Social Ethics
Tagged Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Gandhi, Jane Addams, Jr., Love, Martin Luther King, Revenge
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DEALING WITH POVERTY
Cornel West has been roundly criticized for his captious remarks about the Obama presidency, despite the fact that he has also been a strong supporter of both his initial candidacy and his reelection. Some have commented that he seems jealous … Continue reading
Posted in Poverty
Tagged Cornel West, Jr., Martin Luther King, Poverty, Tavis Smiley, The Rich and the Rest of Us
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SPEED LIMIT: MINIMIZING THE MAXIMUM
As a card-caring member of the American Civil Liberties Union (when I am up-to-date with my annual fee), I greatly enjoy freedom of expression and the ability to do what I please as long as I am not injuring another. … Continue reading
SPEND LESS!
One of my dearest mentors lamented the increase in advertising over the course of the twentieth century. From the sale of tobacco to ideological announcements of political action committees, the resignation we have towards the ubiquity of commercials became something … Continue reading
Tagged advertising, capitalism, recession, spending
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GUN VIOLENCE
As a nonviolent activist and pacifist, I am opposed to the resolution of conflict, both interpersonal and international included, by bullets. As Martin Luther King, Jr., has stated, we have allowed our technology to outdistance our theology. The increased access … Continue reading
Posted in Social Ethics
Tagged civil liberties union, current-events, human-rights, politics, religion
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KUDOS TO GAY RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Finally, somebody got it right! We are living in a time where many seem to want to return to the ostensibly halcyon days when states chose whether or not they wanted to abide by anti-discrimination laws. Segregation, though upheld by … Continue reading
Posted in Social Ethics
Tagged current-events, human-rights, mayor cory booker, plessy v ferguson, religion
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HOLDER’S DEFENSE OF MURDER
Now, it is clear to me why Pres. Barack Obama and his administration have not made good on the promise to address due process at Guantanamo and to bring war crimes to bear upon the Bush Administration. He wanted the … Continue reading
Equalizing Life’s Chances
It is very convenient for politicians of whatever stripe to speak about the deteriorating middle class and what we need to do about it. For some reason, it has become respectable to lament the dwindling of that segment of the … Continue reading
Posted in Social Ethics
Tagged decent job, predatory lenders, robbing peter to pay paul
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VULTURE & MORAL CAPITALISM
Recently, Republican presidential (non-)contender, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, in a desperate attempt to salvage his hopeless bid for his Party’s nomination, characterized the leading primary candidate, former Governor Mitt Romney, as a “vulture capitalist.” Of course, this name-slinging has … Continue reading
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