Values

Sex & Gasoline: Rodney Crowell Somewhere in the Rust Belt

Holly Gleason | Posted 10.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sex & Gasoline, Roots Music, Lust, Heartland, Values, Sexual Objectification, Rodney Crowell, Rock & Roll, Entertainment News

Once upon a time, in a pink bedroom in a suburb known for a certain sort of social status, kid fell in love with so many of the songs on Emmylou Harris' records.

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On Education Policy, Obama and McCain Clash Over Vouchers, Teaching 'Merits' and Funding

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Democrat, Debate, Argue, Money, Education, Afterschool, Funding, Mccain, Obama, Policy, School, Vp, Values, College, Faith-Based Initiatives, Palin, Barack Obama, School Vouchers, Election 2008, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

With Friday's first presidential debate just around the corner, it's time to examine some real policy differences before we get snookered by all the f...

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Green Fatigue and The Global Hothouse...Are We Hosed?

Graham Hill | Posted 08.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Reducing Carbon Emissions, Values, Global Temperature, Global Warming, Environment, Green News
Graham Hill

There are signs that people are getting green fatigue. Short-term threats are using up our threat bandwidth, while the specter of longer term havoc isn't enough to budge us into paradigm shift.

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Obama, Patriotism, and Enlightenment

Steve Posner | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nationalism, Islam, Afghanistan, Enlightened, Taliban, Spiritual Path, Christian, Enlightenment, America, Self-Realization, Hindu, Patriotism, Barack Obama, Consciousness, Buddhist, Germany, Values, Jewish, Veda, Religion and Politics, Meditation, Israel, Europe, Muslim, Spirituality, Berlin, Politics News
Steve Posner

Why was Obama waxing patriotic during his foreign trip instead of touting a universal spirituality that removes the need to make cultural and political distinctions?

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Progressives Must Guard Against Helping to Promote Republican Narrative That Alleges Obama "Flip Flops"

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Values, Barack Obama, Flip Flops, Breaking News, Presidential Election, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Progressives who disagree with Barack Obama but at the same time don't want to help Republicans usher in a third Bush term need to remember these three things.

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How Obama Can Win Over Seniors and Turn the November Election Into a Democratic Landslide

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senior Citizens, Racial Prejudice, Values, Iraq War, Social Security, Privatization, Racism, Universal Health Care, General Election, Medicare, Barack Obama, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The key to neutralizing the natural advantage McCain holds with seniors is to convince them that Obama wants "safe change" -- that he himself is "safe" and predictable.

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Greener B-Schools, Greener Employees

Andrew Winston | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Values, Employees, Business Schools, Ikea, Green Business, Patagonia, Stanford, Green News
Andrew Winston

Even though he's been studying sustainable business, Ash wants to work for a private-equity firm and says, "Am I really driven to do this by my values? The honest answer is no...It just makes good business sense to be sustainable."

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Costs nothing to be civil

David Horton | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Government, Politics, Zimbabwe, Society, Burma, Values, Civilization, Politics News
David Horton

The rulers of Burma, and Zimbabwe, have recently made sure, if there was a shred of doubt remaining, that they don't run civilized countries. And they...

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But I Want to Think Obama Understands Small Town Concerns

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Mayhill Fowler, San Francisco Fundraiser, Rural Voters, Values, Bitter, Small Town Values, California Voters, Senator Hillary Clinton, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Small Town Voters, Pennsylvania Primary, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Pennsylvania Voters, Senator, George W. Bush, Tennessee Voters, Tennessee Election, Al Gore 2000, Home News
Carlotta Cooper

Don't tell me about how Sen. Obama grew up. His statements demonstrate he doesn't understand small town life or rural voters. Sen. Clinton is the one connecting with us. He could learn from her.

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What Do Liberals Believe?

Bob Burnett | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Common Good, Conservatives, Values, Liberalism, Progressives, Politics News
Bob Burnett

As we sail into the murky political waters of 2008, it's useful for liberals (progressives) to remember our core beliefs. Two elemental American narr...

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Copyright on values

David Horton | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Atheism, Values, Politics News
David Horton

You will all have seen it - whenever an atheist points out that in fact there is absolutely no evidence of any kind that a god or gods exist the belie...

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Barack Obama: A Call To Service For America

Craig Newmark | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

Read More: Values Voters, Values, Barack Obama, Democratic Primary, 2008 Election, Public Service, Politics News
Craig Newmark

Our country needs someone to remind us of what our values are, and then we can remind the whole world that the America they believe in is still around.

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The Progressive Case For WASP Studies

Walter Russell Mead | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Religion, Values, American History, WASPs, Mythology, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Democracy, Religion and Values, Myths, Protestants, White Anglo Saxon Protestants, Politics News
Walter Russell Mead

It may sound paradoxical, but WASP studies remains the essential study today for those who want to advance the concepts of liberty and equality in American politics.

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Pat and Rudy: Name the Apostate

Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Values Voters, Social Conservatives, Rudy Giuliani, Values, Evangelical Christians, Christian Conservatives, Religious Right, Christianity, Christian Right, Pat Robertson Endorses Rudy Giuliani, Values Voter, 2008 Election, Giuliani Evangelicals, Pat Robertson, Evangelicals, Politics News
Nancy L. Cohen

In this year's Republican contest, the relationship between the front-runners and the religious right is unfolding in ways uncannily similar to the 2000 race.

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Will Democracy Survive in the 21st Century? Why Progressive Leaders Need to Know About Cultural Organizing

Judi Jennings | Posted 10.30.2007 | Living

Read More: Grassroots Organization, Education, Poverty, Key to Democracy, Values, Principles, Health Insurance, Democracy, Cultural Organizing, Highlander Center, Living News
Judi Jennings

I urge all progressive leaders to claim the power of cultural organizing. Organize around core values, beliefs, and principles to end poverty, provide quality educations, ensure a free flow of information, and protect the environment.

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Jesus Must Be Weeping

Richard Belzer | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Values Voters, Republican Primary, Values, Republican Party, Christian Conservatives, Politics News
Richard Belzer

The use of the term "values voters" to describe the so-called base of the Republicans' so-called party mainly refers to an extremist, ultra-conservative, strain of so-called Christian conservatives.

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