I feel the political failings of the U.S.A. are presidential in length, but the aspirant narrative of the States is millennial in length. Votes: 1
The TUC's new slogan 'a future that works' sets a profound challenge. Austerity and rapid deficit reduction is failing in its own terms, but even at its best it is short-sighted, muddle-through politics with no vision of a new economic model. Votes: 1
Heartbreaks, disappointments and even our own weaknesses can serve as stepping-stones to the second half of life transformation. Failings are the foundation for growth. Those who have fallen, failed or 'gone down' are the only ones who understand 'up.' Votes: 3 Richard Rohr
Partisan politics has no place in the classroom. Votes: 5 Juan Cole