An image of the Revolution of Lowered Expectations
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 06/2508 at 10:48 AMBrunswick, Maine is a town across the river from where I live in Topsham. It has a wide main street, and it is appropriately called Maine Street.
Brunswick has a tradition of years-standing that pedestrians crossing Maine street…
The Shallow Politics of America’s Concerned Intellectuals
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 06/1908 at 07:58 PM[This hard hitting article, published in Green Horizon Magazine this spring, has claimed the attention of the Utne Reader and stirred commentary on their website. Here is the entire article as published.]
For years I have been baffled…
Life in our Schools 1948—2008
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 06/1908 at 05:45 PMLife in our Schools, 1948—2008
Or
What is Happening to Us?
I. Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in rack.
1948 Vice Principal comes…
Obama Stumbles Badly on Israel
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 06/1908 at 02:45 PMOn Tuesday, June 3, the day after he successfully claimed victory over Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama spoke to the powerful ultra pro-Israel lobby, The American Israel Public Affairs Commmittee (AIPAC). He fell all over himself to assure them that he…
88 Green Parties Converge in Sao Paulo
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 06/0808 at 03:22 PMGlobal Greens in Sao Paulo:
Accomplishments and Questions
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A Congress of representatives from 88 national Green political parties and political formations came together in Sao Paulo, Brazil May…
Barack Obama: “Lay Off My Wife”
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 05/2008 at 07:39 PMBarack Obama, “Lay off My Wife!”
Barack Obama delivered these words to the Tennessee Republican Party a few days ago.
I loved it! At last, I exulted, here is a person with spine who will not…
Present and Future Readers of Green Horizon Magazine
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 05/1908 at 03:24 PMPlease Read This!
We have completed a reconstruction of our website. We hope you like it. We are the beneficiary of a superb website crafter and webmaster, Evie Leder.
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McKain sees a (small) light
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 05/1308 at 02:17 PMJohn McCain has said the first sensible thing to come out of his mouth during his campaign for president so far.
He actually calls for putting a cap on greenhouse gases.
Who knows how much farther…
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- An image of the Revolution of Lowered Expectations
- The Shallow Politics of America’s Concerned Intellectuals
- Life in our Schools 1948—2008
- Obama Stumbles Badly on Israel
- 88 Green Parties Converge in Sao Paulo