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Clash: Democracy vs Dictatorship
Clash: Democracy vs Dictatorship by Tom H. Hastings 588 words It was 1776. The US was a baby nation-state. It was very proud of itself for its radical new democracy, the first, it was claimed, since the ancient Greeks. Great decision-making power was conferred to–white men who owned property, except for Jews, Catholics, and Quakers. Ugh.
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Golden Rule Week is coming! Are you ready to join?
Golden Rule Week is coming! Are you ready to join? by Melinda Burrell 525 words It was a bright, busy Sunday afternoon in a restaurant, and the woman bussing our dishes beamed. I’d just complimented her lovely pink nail polish. “It’s hard in this job,” she smiled as she wiggled her fingers in display. “But
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Blowing Out the Candles in Iraq
Blowing Out the Candles in Iraq by Robert C. Koehler 814 words I read the news – invasion of Iraq! Twentieth anniversary! – and struggle to transcend the abstraction of my remorse. A million killed? Half a million? The mortality stats vary depending on the source’s politics. But beyond the numbers looms an indifference that