To Sinead O'Connor, the pope's apology for sex abuse in Ireland seems hollow - washingtonpost.com

To Sinead O'Connor, the pope's apology for sex abuse in Ireland seems hollow - washingtonpost.com
Years ago, I hung a poster from the newspaper, "The Catholic Worker," that read: The greatest kindness I have to offer you is the truth. Openness, sincere acknowledgement of past wrongs, care for and compensation of victims, and cooperation with civil authorities these are the steps that need to be taken by institution for crimes against children. The cover ups, the excuses, and rationalizations must end! If the men of the cloth are men of faith they know that God sees all. What else matters beyond our attempts to make ourselves right with the Lord? A contrite heart requires deeds.

We are respectable negroes: We Hate the Government But Want More Government Jobs: Are The Tea Party People Dumb? or Are They Just Really Stupid?

We are respectable negroes: We Hate the Government But Want More Government Jobs: Are The Tea Party People Dumb? or Are They Just Really Stupid? Great read. There's no logic to racial animus. Deep down these baggers long for the good old days when uppity black folks like the Prez knew their place. Only in America...will bitter racial supremacist work so hard to cloak their bigotry with pretzel logic.

Taking Out My Eraser | The New Republic

John McWhorter stirs up the pot with this riff. Like him or hate him, he's very brave. Right... well, that's another matter. We're all entitled to our opinions. But, we don't all get published. Read on if you dare!

Taking Out My Eraser | The New Republic

Empire, Oligarchy and Democracy | CommonDreams.org

Love him or hate him [you can't be indifferent], Ralph's observations about the US are always worth thinking about. Empire, Oligarchy and Democracy CommonDreams.org