Nation State

Empires: Individuals in Search of Society

Marc Lafia | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Nation-State, Empire, Toni Negri, Michael Hardt, Documentary, Globalization, Empires, Imperialism, Culture News
Marc Lafia

The new empire still plays by the games of the old empires: of divisiveness, of scarcity, of might and fear, even while we have never had such abundance and innovation. It is this paradox that our documentary Empires sets out to unravel.

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Earth Preaching

Reverend Billy | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Nationalism, Social Institutions, Congress, President Obama, Flood, Economy, Earth, Reverend Billy, Media, Earthalujah, Church of Stop Shopping, Culture, Government, Church of Earthalujah, Nation-State, Politics, Religion, Climate Change, Environment, Evo Morales, Tornado, Tea Party, Belief, Global Warming, Green News
Reverend Billy

Believing that the Earth is our god, government, economy and culture -- all wrapped into one big institution -- that is simple common sense!  When we...

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Morning in America: If at First You Don't Secede...

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: People Power, Nation-State, Wisconsin, Secession, sb1070, sb1433, Arizona, Autonomy, Wisconsin Protests, Arizona Politics, Arizona Secession, Politics News
Randall Amster

Secession may have its virtues, and while the seductive logic of "local control" may have an appeal across the political spectrum, it is equally the case that recent history has not been particularly kind to "breakaway republics."

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Taking Stock

Nick Mills | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nation-State, Charles Norchi, Charles Dunbar, Whitney Azoy, Ted Callahan, Afghanistan Experts, Taliban Shadow Governments, Lashkar Gah, Marja, World News
Nick Mills

Whitney Azoy questioned the notion of Afghan statehood as an artificial construct whose contiguous border doesn't translate into a nation-state in any of its languages.

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What if the Right was Right? A Reflection on the "Christian States of America." (Updated)

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Fundamentalism, Social Justice, President Obama, Teabaggers, Islamists, Secularism, Violence, Globalization, Gun Control, International Law, Obama, Christian Nation, Religious Right, Guns, Nation-State, Politics, Gandhi, US Constitution, Moral Majority, Christ, Taxation, Health Care, Spirituality, Taxes, Christian Right, Jesus, Terrorism, War, Democracy, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Iraq War, Terroists, Nonviolence, Jesus Christ, Far Right, Progressive Christianity, Health Care Reform, Town Halls, Christianity, Socialism, World, Gospels, Politics News
Cynthia Boaz

I am not saying that Jesus was a Stalinist or even a communist, just that it's very clear from his teachings that he believed that people were happier and healthier when they shared with each other.

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