The Common Good
God's Politics Blog

Afternoon News Bytes: April 13, 2012

by God's Politics Editor 04-13-2012 | 12:54pm
Print
Post a Comment | Write to the Web Editor

THE HUFFINGTON POST: The End of Capitalism -- So What's Next?
This year's World Economic Forum in Davos saw intense debate about the future of capitalism. Many participants were asking whether capitalism, with all of its excesses, still has a place in today's world. The media, meanwhile, speculated that if even managers and bankers were raising doubts about the system's future, then perhaps capitalism had already been laid to rest in Davos.
Learn more HERE

NPR: Evangelical Leader: Romney-Huckabee Would Make 'Appealing' GOP Ticket
Evangelical leader Richard Land told NPR Thursday that he believes that voters who share his beliefs will have no difficulty voting for expected Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, "unless he were to do something catastrophic, like pick a pro-choice running mate."
Learn more HERE

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Student Loan Debt A Growing Threat To The Economy
Move over, mortgages. Get out of the way, Greece. Another economic doomsday scenario is emerging.
Learn more HERE

CBS NEWS: Gingrich Charges Fox News With Pro-Romney Bias
During a meeting with 18 Delaware Tea Party leaders here on Wednesday, Newt Gingrich lambasted The Fox News Channel, accusing the cable news network that employed him as recently as last year of having been in the tank for Mitt Romney from the beginning of the Republican presidential fight and singling out former colleagues for attacking him out of what he characterized as personal jealousy.
Learn more HERE

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Protests Follow Cease-Fire In Syria
Thousands of Syrians took to the streets after the noon prayer in countless mosques on Friday, offering the biggest test of the country’s fragile cease-fire since it was declared at dawn on Thursday and reviving the public protests that ignited Syria’s 13-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
Learn more HERE

REUTERS: Goldman Sachs CEO Gets $16.2 Million Pay Package
Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein's compensation increased 14.5 percent to $16.2 million in 2011 despite a sharp decline in profits and share price during the year, leaving the bank open to more attacks on its pay policies.
Learn more HERE

THE HUFFINGTON POST: Transformative Development: How Jim Yong Kim Might Change the World Bank
Since President Obama nominated Dr. Jim Yong Kim as President of the World Bank commentators have weighed in on his past writings, his nationality, his part in upholding an unjust U.S. domination of the Bank, and his qualifications. But at the heart of this presidential decision is a fundamental question of focus and mission for the World Bank. Jim Kim represents a break from the past -- as both his supporters and detractors agree -- and would surely steer the Bank in new directions.
Learn more HERE

THINK PROGRESS: Gallup: Public Understanding Of Climate Science Continues Rebounding
To go by the polls, the high point of public understanding of climate science was 2006 to 2008. That’s no surprise, since that period saw a peak in media reporting on climate science, starting in 2006 with An Inconvenient Truth, the documentary of Al Gore’s PowerPoint presentation on climate science, and continuing in 2007 with the 4 scientific assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Learn more HERE

Post a Comment | Write to the Web Editor
Sojourners relies on the support of readers like you to sustain our message and ministry.

Resources

Like what you're reading? Get Sojourners E-Mail updates!

Sojourners Comment Community Covenant

I will express myself with civility, courtesy, and respect for every member of the Sojourners online community, especially toward those with whom I disagree, even if I feel disrespected by them. (Romans 12:17-21)

I will express my disagreements with other community members' ideas without insulting, mocking, or slandering them personally. (Matthew 5:22)

I will not exaggerate others' beliefs nor make unfounded prejudicial assumptions based on labels, categories, or stereotypes. I will always extend the benefit of the doubt. (Ephesians 4:29)

I will hold others accountable by clicking "report" on comments that violate these principles, based not on what ideas are expressed but on how they're expressed. (2 Thessalonians 3:13-15)

I understand that comments reported as abusive are reviewed by Sojourners staff and are subject to removal. Repeat offenders will be blocked from making further comments. (Proverbs 18:7)