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If There Is Joy in Cubville, Let’s Dream Big Today

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Nov 5, 2016 After 108 years, Chicago’s lovable losers are World Series champions. Maybe, just maybe, anything is possible. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The ‘Long Peace’ Is Not Upon Us

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 14, 2015 Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker’s 2011 book “The Better Angels of Our Nature” has convinced many people that humanity has steadily become less violent in the recent past. English philosopher John Gray argues that Pinker merely sees what he wants in trends and statistics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

East vs. West: ‘It’s Time for a New Enlightenment’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 20, 2015 Pankaj Mishra, Indian author of "From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia," manifests the direction of thought and feeling that seems most likely to save populations caught in the violence of increasingly opposed cultural traditions after Charlie Hebdo. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will Wonders Never Cease?

By Lewis Lapham, TomDispatch Jun 30, 2012 What once was sorcery maybe now is science, but the wonders technological of which I find myself in full possession, among them indoor plumbing and electric light, I incline to regard as demonstrations magical. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Why Independent Thinkers Are Repugnant to Religious Zealots and Rick Santorum

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Feb 23, 2012 There is nothing more feared by right-wing fundamentalists than people who can think critically and reflectively and are willing to invest in reason and freedom. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

An Agnostic for President — and a Woman at That

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 12, 2005 How refreshing that there is one democratic nation — Chile — where a leading candidate has the courage to suggest that the impact of the clergy has not always added to enlightenment, particularly as to the place of women in society. Jefferson lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )