War on Reason: The Intelligent Design Scam

War on Reason: The Intelligent Design Scam

In this print edition...

• War Against Reason: The Intelligent Design Scam

• Love for the Underdog: PA Talks with Raptivist Boots Riley

• From the Katrina Disaster to Health Care Opportunity

• Showdown on the Silver Coast

• Short Story: Sleep-Water-Box Fan

• Current Letters (updated 1-25-06)

• Current Poetry

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In November 2005, the first significant legal challenge involving the so-called “intelligent design” [ID] theory of creationism wrapped up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Court arguments in Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District lasted 22 days, and involved a challenge by 11 parents who oppose the teaching of “intelligent design.”

Back in the day, I would have been listening to Public Enemy. I would also include Dead Prez. I don’t know if I listen to stuff that’s considered political to get that feeling.

The enemies of people’s health care are wealthy and powerful, but they have utterly failed to deliver adequate health services via the market system.

The 34-nation Summit of the Americas, held in the Argentinian resort town of Mar del Plata recently, turned into a showdown between two economic models: US neoliberalism on one hand, and endogenous development with regional integration on the other; and their respective champions: Presidents George W. Bush and Hugo Chávez Frías.

Cheryl roughly tweaked her nose with a thumb and finger, sniffed deliberately and snapped her head up with a shake. I’m not going to cry all the way to work. Looking out of the city bus window, she could see the sun just beginning its assent, caught like film frames between the skyscrapers, a bloody yolk already sizzling and stewing in the hot summer morning.