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God, Guns, Greed – Face of Dominionism

Books choicelady - September 4, 2011 62

"God, Guns, and Greed" shows the passion and commitment Dominionists have to taking overAmerica– and the world.

Book Alert – Forgotten Heroes and Villains of Sand Creek

Books AdLib - July 13, 2010 22

One of our very talented members here at The Planet (you'll have to guess who, I'm not tellin'!) has just had their latest book...

Campaign Finance Reform Revisited

Books Emerald1943 - December 29, 2009 10

My very first effort at writing here on PlanetPOV was about this subject, one that I believe to be of vital importance to the...

The Rewriting of History–The States’ Rights Fable.

Books bito - December 1, 2010 49

In this interview, Loewen links the Civil War era to the later era known as the Nadir of Race Relations (1890-1940), and further, to the modern day Neo-Confederate movement, which tends to look amazingly like it's twin brother...the Tea Party.

Atlas Buzzed

Books whatsthatsound - July 11, 2011 41

While scientists remain puzzled as to the cause of the dramatic decline in honeybee populations in North America and elsewhere, some are speculating the...

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