July 09, 2008
UTNE DAILY

Broken Bodies, Broken Tablets: A Jewish Reflection on Disability

Chronic disability raises difficult questions in religion. Helping the chronically ill participate in society for may be a matter of education and legislation, but spiritual inclusion is less straightforward...

Films That Make You Say, “Oh, Jesus”

Korean authorities are offended by a TV documentary depicting Jesus as a great person, but not as God. As bad as that show may be, it doesn't make it onto the list of the 10 worst movies about Jesus ever made....

From the Stacks: The Struggle Is Our Inheritance

The Struggle Is Our Inheritance: A History of Radical Minnesota is a handy primer of a zine for anyone gearing up for some rabble-rousing at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. But first, you have to find it....

Zimbabwe Declares Foreign Newspapers “Luxury Goods”

The government of Zimbabwe has imposed a “luxury tax” on imported newspapers and magazines, tightening the stronghold of state-controlled media….

The Clark Fallout and “Faux Outrage Over Fake Scandals”

Campaign seasons inevitably produce high-pressure systems of willful ignorance, disingenuous oversimplification, and mountain-out-of-molehill overreactions on the part of the media in response to nuanced statements by candidates or their surrogates. This year has been no different....


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