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Exploring Morality, Chapter 4

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - May 3, 2011 25

Evil is defined as something morally reprehensible but that definition opens up more doors.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 69

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - May 3, 2011 10

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 68

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - May 2, 2011 12

You can access all the past editions of The Daily Planet on the green Category bar on the top of each page under the...

Patton

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - May 1, 2011 0

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. ~George S. Patton World War 2...

Another Post About Discussing Religion

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 30, 2011 31

I heard this story on “This American Life.” I want to offer it as a kind of amelioration to the many posts about religion...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 67

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 30, 2011 8

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, April 29, 2011

John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - April 29, 2011 24

Delivered January, 20 1961 in Washington D.C. Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow...

Atheism

Speakers' Corner Caru - April 29, 2011 96

I am an atheist, but what does that mean?

Transcript Theater Special Edition: Exclusive Interview with Congressman John Boehner

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - April 29, 2011 4

ADONAI: Congressman Boehner, I'm so happy you decided to agree to this interview! I have so many questions I want to ask you. Congressman Boehner:...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 66

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 29, 2011 1

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, April 29, 2011

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U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

Two men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea were being sent to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador, President Trump said. [...]

Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure

President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.” [...]

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test for Saturday’s event in Southern California. The governor said the state would shut a section of the freeway. [...]

The Shutdown Is Stretching On. Trump Doesn’t Seem to Mind.

As the shutdown nears a fourth week, President Trump has pushed his political opponents to further dig in. [...]

Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom

On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos. “Good luck George, have a great life!” the president said. [...]

Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents

George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage. [...]

Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback

George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who was released from federal prison on Friday, has been a columnist for a Long Island paper, including from behind bars. [...]

Inside Israel’s Battle Over the Haredi Draft and Who Must Fight in Its Wars

The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future. [...]

Israeli Military Fires on Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Gaza Cease-Fire Line

Gaza’s rescue service said at least nine people, including several children, were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, underscoring the fragility of the week-old cease-fire. [...]

Jeffrey Epstein’s Angry Emails to Billionaire Leon Black

New emails show how Mr. Epstein pressured Leon Black, his longtime friend and patron, to fork over millions for financial services. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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No Kings protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US

Protests are planned in over 2,500 cities across the US, including New York, DC, Atlanta and Los Angeles. [...]

Eleven killed after Israel hits bus in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says

The Israeli military said it had fired at a "suspicious vehicle" it said had crossed the line demarcating the area occupied by its forces. [...]

Israel receives two bodies that Hamas says are Gaza hostages

There is outrage in Israel that the armed group has not returned all deceased hostages from Gaza. [...]

US to repatriate survivors of strike on 'drug-carrying submarine', Trump says

The latest attack is at least the sixth US strike on ships in waters off Venezuela in recent weeks. [...]

Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump

Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war. [...]

Afghanistan pulls out of cricket series after it says Pakistan air strike killed local players

Pakistan said the strike targeted militants and denied attacking civilians. [...]

Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India

Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted for a 1980 murder. [...]

'I miss the past, but we like the money': The Bali-fication of a laidback surfers' island

For locals, the promise of more tourism is a welcome opportunity - but they are also wary. [...]

'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland

Kisumu mourners flock to see Raila Odinga's body as Barack Obama remembers "a true champion of democracy". [...]

Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103

Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics. [...]

Speakers' Corner

Exploring Morality, Chapter 4

The Daily Planet, Vol. 69

The Daily Planet, Vol. 68

Patton

Another Post About Discussing Religion

The Daily Planet, Vol. 67

John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

Atheism

Transcript Theater Special Edition: Exclusive Interview with Congressman John Boehner

The Daily Planet, Vol. 66

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