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Democratic President Leads to an Orwellian Police State: Progressive Lemmings Follow over the Cliff with a Nod and Yawn

June 8, 2013 / Janet Wise / Zeitgeist Commentary / 4 Comments

Lemming “suicide” is a frequently used metaphor in reference to people who go along unquestioningly with popular opinion, or a smooth-talking (but forked-tongue) leader, regardless of the potentially dangerous or fatal consequences. Last week, Glenn Greenwald provided us with hard evidence in the form of a sweeping secret court order that authorized the FBI to seize […]

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Film and Book Review: The Company We Keep

June 4, 2013 / Janet Wise / Books & Films / No Comments

The Film: As movies come and go with such rapidity in our nation’s theatres these days, Robert Redford’s outstanding The Company You Keep may be gone before the word spreads about just how good this film really is. If it’s playing anywhere near you, don’t miss it. The all-star cast is loaded with acting genius, […]

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Film Review: The Great Gatsby

May 28, 2013 / Janet Wise / Books & Films / No Comments

Baz Luhrmann’s new film release of The Great Gatsby is a déjà vu to our 1920’s past eerily resembling our present. To miss this comparative statement about the divisions within American social class: the over-consumption and decadence of ‘old money’–old, in that those who acquired it through corruption and vice were/are now a few generations in the past, thus […]

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Book Review: “Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield”

May 21, 2013 / Janet Wise / Books & Films / No Comments

The Society of Professional Journalists’ preamble begins with: “Members (of the SPJ) believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media […]

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Book Reviews: “America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy”

May 21, 2013 / Janet Wise / Books & Films / No Comments

Zeitgeist Change selects “America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy” as an outstanding 2012 examination and manifesto for change for a future we want for our children and grandchildren. Author Hazel Henderson introduces James Gustave Speth: Author James Gustave Speth is one of the most prominent, knowledgeable, global environmentalists of our time. A quintessential […]

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How Many Billions will the Koch Brother’s Home State Cost Taxpayers While the Oil Billionaires Wreak Havoc on the Climate?

May 21, 2013 / Janet Wise / Zeitgeist Commentary / No Comments

The total devastation of Moore, Oklahoma, the suburb of Oklahoma City, begins the spring and summer tornado season.  Every year, the super storms grow larger, more violent, and more frequent. With each and every occurrence mainstream media and the cable news networks go into frenzy mode about the loss of life and property. Politicians make […]

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Down the Rabbit Hole of the Christian Home Educators’ Movement

May 21, 2013 / Janet Wise / Zeitgeist Commentary / No Comments

It will be one year in June since I ventured down the rabbit hole into the dark ages of Christian home-schooling. As a former educator in America’s public schools, I was curious about this new and rapidly growing phenomenon on how to educate the nation’s young. Knowing I was out of touch, having recently returned […]

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