by John Hill | Nov 12, 2007 | The Public Humanist
Capitalism in the 21st century has been characterized by some as “savage capitalism.” That term elicits visions of a dog-eat-dog world, of a Hobbesian war of all against all. If one believes that capitalism need not be so vicious, one might start by...
by Frank Dodge | Nov 12, 2007 | The Dodge Report
I can not say what it is b/c it is a secret but i will tell you this: it is really something. I will tell you one thing tho: it has wood and is shaped like a turtle and we are going to set it on fire at our Burning Turtle festival on Saturday. i have got to stop...
by Northampton Redoubt | Nov 12, 2007 | Northampton Redoubt
If a Northampton resident contacts his/her council member requesting a particular action, and that council member says, "no," where does that leave the resident? Not represented. If that council member says, "yes," as Councilor Bardsley did when...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 12, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I just learned that Norman Mailer died, which is sad, sort of, although there’s something about Mailer that militates against too much sadness. He’s more of an Irish wake kind of guy, too much of a lovable asshole, for too long, for me to feel as though he...