http://swans.com/ Swans Commentary - As always, please form your OWN opinion, and let your friends (and foes) know about Swans. en Tue, 06 May 2008 09:55:08 GMT 012345678911121314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T10:00+00:00 1440 sburke@cpan.org http://interglacial.com/d/about_rss/1day#_yes_this_means_YOU http://interglacial.com/rss/swans.rss http://interglacial.com/rss/swans.pl swanscomm http://swans.com/library/art14/ga250.html Obama's Jeremiads And Wright's Right Rhetoric  ·  by Gilles d'Aymery  ·  While sound bites of Dr. Jeremiah Wright's sermons are being used to destroy Barack Obama's campaign, considering them in context and in black historical terms, they are intelligent and indeed for the most part accurate. http://swans.com/library/art14/zig096.html The African-American Religious Experience: Theology & Practice  ·  by Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.  ·  Dr. Jeremiah Wright's remarks delivered on April 29, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. http://swans.com/library/art14/carenc35.html How Many Connections Does It Take?  ·  by Carol Warner Christen  ·  Considering how many connections it takes to get anything done on this planet, from families to board rooms to Congress, it's no wonder we the People have been silenced. http://swans.com/library/art9/rmac14.html Delusions  ·  by Richard Macintosh  ·  America's false sense of democracy, from that it proclaims to that it imposes. http://swans.com/library/art14/murie50.html Wolf  ·  by Martin Murie  ·  To solve the conflicts between defenders of predator species and the likes of ranchers who support their destruction, we must first feel a greater tolerance toward members of our own species: Brief glimpses into the tangled web of wolf-human encounters, plans, political choices. http://swans.com/library/art14/jeb191.html May Day, M'Aidez  ·  by Jan Baughman  ·  On the 5th anniversary of Mission Accomplished, the media and the military-industrial complex continue their revisionist history on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, fuel prices continue to rise, the US military is the largest consumer of oil, while the American public is encouraged to get out and drive. http://swans.com/library/art14/pravic01.html Censorship And The Yugoslav Civil Wars  ·  by Michael Pravica  ·  The 'humanitarian' intervention in Yugoslavia was a ruse to support NATO's continued senseless existence and illegal occupation of Kosovo to act against Russia and to serve as the strong arm of US foreign policy, and it has set a precedent for how to achieve Western foreign policy objectives using the pretence of bringing democracy to enemy nations. http://swans.com/library/art14/pbyrne69.html The Real French Warm Their Hearts  ·  by Peter Byrne  ·  France's latest film craze, Bienvenue chez les Ch'its, embraces a contrast in cultures in an idealistic setting free from colonies, empires, and the whole disconcerting world. http://swans.com/library/art14/cmarow106.html ...And Now For A Short Commercial Break  ·  by Charles Marowitz  ·  America's actors have turned away from their art form and become snake-oil peddlers for corporate hustlers, playing the part of people like you and me to sell their wares. http://swans.com/library/art14/saslav07.html Jay Greenberg: A Korngold For Our Times  ·  by Isidor Saslav  ·  Jay Greenberg, 17-year-old Korngold of our times, has a world premiere in Tyler, Texas. http://swans.com/library/art14/gmonte43.html Oltre (Beyond)  ·  by Guido Monte & Francesca Saieva Picture by Bruno Martinez  ·  Monte and Saieva describe the 'wall' of death; that is not an end if we remember, along our lives, the real essence of ourselves beside the world.