Monthly Archives: November 2011

Conflict Humor: Bush Thanks

Posted on November 30, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom
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Conflict Humor: Reagan and the Trickle Down of Wealth

Posted on November 30, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom
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Christmas Conflict Art: Not

Posted on November 30, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

I noticed the gun industry getting into the spirit of Christmas at the Scottsdale Gun Club in Arizona in the photo below. Hunter S Thompson would love it. What would Jesus do? My vicar friend Benny has just suggested the … Continue reading →

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The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens

Posted on November 29, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

I have been reading the marvelous ‘The Trial of Henry Kissinger’ written in 2001 by Christopher Hitchens (1949-) at his polemic, lacerating best. He argues fairly convincingly, with appropriate documentary evidence, that Kissinger warrants trial for war crimes. Indeed, Kissinger … Continue reading →

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Creative Musical Conflict

Posted on November 29, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

I have always enjoyed the songs of the John Lennon and Paul McCartney and felt that the best ones came out of the creative tension between these two very different personalities. Paul McCartney as the survivor of the partnership has … Continue reading →

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Time to Retake Politics from the One Percent of Both US Political Parties

Posted on November 29, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

Another great post by Dean Baker on Real World Economics, asking some good questions about the 1%. See http://rwer.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/time-to-retake-politics-from-the-one-percent-in-both-political-parties/ The country is still celebrating the inability of the supercommittee to cut Social Security and Medicare, but it is important to move … Continue reading →

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The United States of Economic Insecurity

Posted on November 29, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

Interesting tables in the Real World Economics site this morning, which show that 45% of US families are in a state of significant economic insecurity, finding it hard for their incomes to cover their operating costs. Almost half of all … Continue reading →

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When Art Recycles Conflict

Posted on November 27, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

Posting from Radio Netherlands at: http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/when-art-recycles-conflict 27 year old Iraq war veteran Drew Cameron literally recycled his past by shredding his military fatigues into tiny strips and making them into paper, on which he then wrote or made images in many … Continue reading →

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Countering Orthodoxy: Top Ten Tips

Posted on November 27, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

People sometimes ask me what I am trying to achieve with this blog. Clearly I am not just posting material that fits my view of the world. I sometimes post material that I disagree with, or more often, think is … Continue reading →

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Lynn Margulis 1938-2011 ‘Gaia Is A Tough Bitch’

Posted on November 27, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

I just heard that one of my heroines Lynn Margulis died last week. Here is the obituary by John Brockman in Edge via 3 Quarks Daily. I liked her revising of evolution to include more emphasis on cooperation than macho … Continue reading →

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