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- Sunday, May 13, 2012
ZNet Article My dangerous idea for the class of 2012 is that Green Capitalism is a howlingly, preposterous, oxymoron -
- Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011
ZNet Article Kathleen Barry’s Unmaking War, Remaking Men -
- Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011
Commentary President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, expected to cost more than $1 billion, is underway. -
- Friday, Jan 28, 2011
Commentary As I watch events unfolding on the streets of Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and elsewhere in the region I'm reminded of a summer I spent in Egypt studying Arabic language and Middle East politics at The American University in Cairo. -
- Wednesday, Dec 29, 2010
ZNet Article Cuban internationalism is the most compelling large-scale example we have of empathic solidarity. -
- Saturday, Jun 26, 2010
ZNet Article Mirror neurons, the brain cells believed to be the basis for empathy, have recently been identified in the human brain. And yet we’re left to explain the disjuncture between this deep-seated, pre-reflective, moral intuition and the paucity of act... -
- Tuesday, Feb 09, 2010
ZNet Article Two recent books on the future, both seeking to interpret selected aspects of a rapidly moving, technologically complex world, are each deeply flawed but well worth examining for what's missing. -
- Monday, Oct 12, 2009
ZNet Article Reviewing Frans de Waal’s The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons For A Kinder Society -
- Monday, Jun 01, 2009
ZNet Article Not infrequently the most convincing testimony to the veracity and potential power of new scientific discoveries is when they're embraced -- for profit-driven motives -- by corporate America. Today the incandecent mantra in business and advertis... -
- Thursday, Apr 03, 2008
ZNet Article In his recent book, The Slave Ship, maritime historian Marcus Rediker documents the role played by emotional and especially visual appeals in ending the trans-Atlantic slave trade. -
- Friday, Jan 18, 2008
ZNet Article In his magisterial study, The Slave Ship, maritime historian Marcus Rediker has documented the role played by emotional and especially visual appeals in ending the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Not unlike the structural violence endemic to global c... -
- Sunday, May 20, 2007
ZNet Article Hard-Wired for Moral Politics: -
- Tuesday, May 01, 2007
ZNet Article The Very Rich are Different from You and Me F. Scott Fitzgerald -
- Thursday, Mar 01, 2007
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of topics and featuring over 35 regular writers fro... -
- Wednesday, Jan 10, 2007
ZNet Article In my experience it's a rare college faculty meeting where someone fails to speak out on behalf of cultural diversity, multiculturalism, or "inclusiveness," often but not exclusively in terms of racial diversity within the student bo... -
- Monday, May 15, 2006
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(Note: Each year, Moravian College's senior class selects a faculty member to give the Commencement address. The following remarks were offered on May 13, 2006).
President Rokke, Pam Rokke, honored guests, faculty colleagues, friends, parents, ... -
- Thursday, Jan 19, 2006
ZNet Article The other day I was involved in an animated conversation with half a dozen people and the subject briefly turned to the film, Brokeback Mountain. Someone at the group's fringe, a person who had not seen the film, smirked and and uttered words to t... -
- Friday, Dec 30, 2005
ZNet Article Here is today's short answer essay question: Given human nature, there will always be war, aggression and conflict. Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement.
For many years I've begun my introductory political science course with thi... -
- Tuesday, Jul 05, 2005
ZNet Article As a consequence of Live 8 pop stars performing around the world, the G8 about to gather in Scotland and widespread protest actions, issues of global injustice are again in the news. This revival of attention is certainly a hopeful sign but to hav... - All Most Recent Content
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