What Do The Colors Red, White And Blue Actually Mean?

Something to ponder.

Malcolm X On The Danger Of Newspapers

Especially if Rupert Murdoch is any way associated with it…

In America, Only Some Ideas Are Worth Spreading

The Article: In America, Only Some Ideas Are Worth Spreading by Savannah Cox in The Speckled Axe.

The Text: What would you do if an incredibly successful venture capitalist had the audacity to tell you that–despite his extended residency at the top of the US totem pole of wealth and the conventional “wisdom” that surrounds Reagan-initiated “trickle down” economic thought–the wealthy don’t actually create jobs and they need to be taxed more, not only for their own well-being but for that of the middle class and the poor? Furthermore, what if he presented his reasoning (the same kind of off-the-wall, game changing revelations that would get you shunned or scorched by presiding authorities in centuries past) with relevant examples, facts and figures to elucidate his point to a broader audience capable of turning one man’s speech into tangible, national changes?

Given the alarming truth that the American wealth gap is on its way to rivaling the Mississippi River in both width and divisive power, you might think that this would be an idea definitely worth spreading–especially by an organization whose mission is just that. You might also think that this idea, grounded in experience and concern for the welfare of Americans across the board, would transcend the increasingly prickly lines of political ideologies that unfortunately define our time.

You would, however, be wrong. Moreover, you’d never really know how you’d respond to such an idea because it’s been censored for being “too political” and partisan for a public already suffering through the familiar derisiveness and vitriol abundant in presidential election seasons. In this case, the venture capitalist in question is Nick Hanauer, the first non-family investor in Amazon.com and the censoring organization at hand is TED, the geek chic franchise known throughout Internet and international communities for spreading innovative and often contentious ideas to the public via “TED talks.”

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Jimmy Kimmel’s List Of What’s Wrong With America

I’d add the creators of jeggings to this list, but that’s neither here nor there.

The Real Jesus Is In Hiding

The Article: Hiding the True Jesus by Howard Bess in Consortium News.

The Text: I grew up as a devout, “red letter” Christian who hung on every word from Jesus. My Baptist church had a heavy influence on me and my faith was focused on making certain that I ended up in heaven. I learned that Jesus died for my sins and I was forever indebted to him.

I believed that the stories that Jesus told were earthly stories with heavenly meaning. To me, Jesus was a teacher of spiritual truth and divine wisdom. Then came seminary, where I was exposed to a different kind of study of the Bible.

It was while I was in seminary that I learned that the Bible is like every other book in that every word, every sentence, every paragraph was written by a human being and in a context. So, everything that is reported about Jesus had a context.

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