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Archive: May 2008
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Published: May 2008
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2008 Election
 Voting For Obama
7 Comments Last night while sobbing through the PBS show My Son Jack, the story of Rudyard Kipling pushing his son into service in WWI and the son s subsequent useless death along with thousands and thousands of other young men, I felt desperately our need for change.
How To Beat John McCain
4 Comments John McCain presents a different set of problems to his Democratic rival than did George Bush to Al Gore or John Kerry.
America's Hidden History
Who the Hell Was Victoria Woodhull?
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for President of the United States (in 1872 and 1892). Why don’t we all know this?
Art & Culture
Ed Terrell - A Life In Art
Art is not an easy profession, but I felt I needed to stick with it because it made me feel good. It was something coming from me. It was something I could control. Even with the ups and downs of the so-called starving artist I’ve stayed with this and till this day I’m very thankful that I did.
Book Reviews
Fallen Angels by Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom’s most recent book showcases his remarkable way of viewing the world of Angels and Demons.
Health Care: News & Notes
The Real Healthcare Debate
We pay more for health care than any other nation, but our system ranks below many third world countries.
Humor
Mounting Lady Gloria of Fresh Creek
1 Comment A tale of two slightly delusional women with a little alcohol and a big dream!
Middle East
The Clock is Ticking for A US Attack on Iran
Troops in Iraq are already on their fourth and even fifth rotation, and the “surge” troops in Iraq for the past year are being sent home, not because their job of “stabilizing” Baghdad is done (hardly! violence is increasing!), but because there’s nobody left to replace them,
Poetry
Cold Consummation
A harsh payoff for not forgetting about the war.
Monumental
On the weight of forty years of history, personal and national.
The Intent And Hope To Win
Steven Sloan identifies the prize at stake in our current war.
Small Game Season
This poem by the CommonSense 2 poetry editor appeared previously in The Fourth River.
PERSISTENCE
Jack Lindeman is a long-time award winning poet and frequent contributor to CS2
The Neocon on Santa’s Knee
A little out of season, maybe, but this satire from Gilbert Allen’s still on target.
Politics: General
Darlington Hoopes on Politics & Reading s Socialist Past Part II
CS2: Is he the worst president in your lifetime?
Darlington: I’d go one better. He’s the worst president ever.
Politics: Local
“WAM-MY”!!
Is the fact that we keep re-electing the same people over and over the cause of incumbents having undue influence?
Politics: State
Dave Kessler On The Rodale Initiative
Even groundhogs bypass conventional soybeans and head for organic.”Nuff said”.
Privatization Watch
The Road to Fascism
22 Comments Privatizing the public sector - the road to fascism.
Sustainable Agriculture
Indifference Is The Difference
Be that as it may, I never really like listening to economists anyway, especially when they talk about farming.
Travel
OF COCKROACHES AND LIZARDS
As soon as we opened the door and turned on the light, a cockroach scurried across the floor from beneath the little table next to the sink.
YANGSHUO TO SHANGRI-LA
1 Comment People stared at me wherever I went, and when I said “Ni hao” (which means “Hello” and is 1/4 of the Chinese I’ve acquired), they looked as if they’d seen a talking dog.
This Issue & Site News
Everything CS2 site related: article info, site developments, coming attractions. CommonSense2 May 2008So far CS2 has consistently achieved a robust growth over the previous months issue, with last month's being the largest rate of growth yet! Editorials
Opinions, rants, confessions and predictions appear in this monthly commentary. Quotes To PonderAmerica will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Abraham Lincoln To Your Health
Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz have been waging battles in the health care wars for 15 years. Check back every month for views, opinions and information vital to you and To Your Health 18,000 Americans Killed, Thousands Wounded
1 CommentThe clock is ticking. Under our current privatized health insurance system, 18,000 will die this year, and the next, and the next... The Keystone Scorecard
Sylvia Baylor chronicles the absurdities of Harrisburg and our State Legislature. Occasionally The Keystone Scorecard will feature guest authors. Are We There Yet!Of course, right before an election is a good time to debate a same-sex marriage amendment in Pennsylvania. The Road Less Traveled
I’ve known Kathleen Welch for 35 years. I’ve learned to respect and admire her resilience and her refusal to buckle under to conventional wisdom. As you get to know her through these columns I’m sure you’ll feel the same. We Have Come To Be Danced
1 CommentWhenever you enter into your daily life, take your whole self with you. That includes your job, your children, your email, your ipod, your car payments, your sexuality, all your vices, insecurities and the raw tender underbelly of your guts. You really need all of yourself for this trip. The Dark Visions of Sheldon Kaplan
Sheldon Kaplan explores and brings a world into focus that is unseen to most of us GREEN-SPAM-O-NOMICS!Not some Sci-Fi or horror movie doomed, but reality doomed. If this was a map with a "YOU ARE HERE" X, it would be on the edge of a deep dark precipice sort of doomed. That Woman!!
Dorothy Reilly - You may love her, you may hate her, but you’ll never be confused about where That Woman!! stands. It Just Gets Worse and Worse
2 CommentsWorking in cooperation with the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), the Clintons have pushed the whole Democratic Party to the right.
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