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politics --- sociology --- religion --- rights --- liberties --- social justice --- religious radicalism --- the right-wing --- theology --- secularization --- political agenda --- intelligent design --- creationism --- evolution theory --- Darwin --- abortion --- poverty --- the Bible --- moral values --- Canon Law --- health care --- fascism
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"Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare--or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through outrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels going back almost a century, conservative influencers have conjured a version of Jesus who speaks to their fears, desires, and resentments. In Republican Jesus, Tony Keddie explains not only where this right-wing Christ came from and what he stands for, but also why this version of Jesus is a fraud. By restoring Republicans' cherry-picked gospel texts to their original literary and historical contexts, Keddie dismantles the biblical basis for Republican positions on hot-button issues like Big Government, taxation, abortion, immigration, and climate change. At the same time, he introduces readers to an ancient Jesus whose life experiences and ethics were totally unlike those of modern Americans, conservatives and liberals alike"--
Christianity and politics --- Bible and politics --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Big Government. --- Evangelical Advisory Board. --- Fox News pundits. --- New Testament. --- President Trump’s administration. --- Small Government. --- abortion. --- biblical texts. --- climate change. --- conservative. --- corporatization. --- ethics. --- free market capitalism. --- gospels. --- gun control. --- healthcare. --- historical contexts. --- immigration. --- original literary. --- political agenda. --- politicians. --- politics. --- same-sex marriage. --- taxation. --- welfare.
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Trees hold a powerful place in American constructions of what is good in nature and the environment. As we attempt to cope with environmental crises, trees are increasingly enlisted with great fervor as agents of our stewardship over nature. In this innovative and impassioned book, Shaul E. Cohen exposes the way that environmental stewardship is undermined through the manipulation of trees and the people who plant them by a partnership of big business, the government, and tree-planting groups. He reveals how positive associations and symbols that have been invested in trees are exploited by an interlocking network of government agencies, private timber companies, and nongovernmental organizations to subvert the power of people who think that they are building a better world. Planting Nature details the history of tree planting in the United States and the rise of popular sentiment around trees, including the development of the Arbor Day holiday and tree-planting groups such as the National Arbor Day Foundation and American Forests. Drawing from internal papers, government publications, advertisements, and archival documents, Cohen illustrates how organizations promote tree planting as a way of shifting attention away from the causes of environmental problems to their symptoms, masking business-as-usual agendas. Ultimately, Planting Nature challenges the relationships between a "green" public, the organizations that promote their causes, and the "powers that be," providing a cautionary tale of cooperation and deception that cuts across the political spectrum.
Afforestation --- Forest planting --- Forestation --- Hurricane protection --- Natural resources --- Forests and forestry --- Reforestation --- Tree planting --- Government policy --- Environmental aspects --- E-books --- activism. --- afforestation. --- american forests. --- arbor day. --- big business. --- biodiversity. --- clear cutting. --- conservation. --- deforestation. --- ecology. --- ecosystem. --- environment. --- environmental crisis. --- environmental groups. --- environmentalism. --- forest. --- global releaf. --- government policy. --- green activism. --- green living. --- green politics. --- habitat. --- lumber. --- natural sciences. --- natural world. --- nature. --- nonfiction. --- political agenda. --- political science. --- relationship to nature. --- stewardship. --- timber companies. --- timber. --- tree planting. --- tree time usa. --- trees for america. --- trees.
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The welfare state has come under severe pressure internationally, partly for the well-known reasons of slowing economic growth and declining confidence in the public sector. According to the influential social theorist Pierre Rosanvallon, however, there is also a deeper and less familiar reason for the crisis of the welfare state. He shows here that a fundamental practical and philosophical justification for traditional welfare policies--that all citizens share equal risks--has been undermined by social and intellectual change. If we wish to achieve the goals of social solidarity and civic equality for which the welfare state was founded, Rosanvallon argues, we must radically rethink social programs.Rosanvallon begins by tracing the history of the welfare state and its founding premise that risks, especially the risks of illness and unemployment, are equally distributed and unpredictable. He shows that this idea has become untenable because of economic diversification and advances in statistical and risk analysis. It is truer than ever before--and far more susceptible to analysis--that some individuals will face much greater risks than others because of their jobs and lifestyle choices. Rosanvallon argues that social policies must be more narrowly targeted. And he draws on evidence from around the world, in particular France and the United States, to show that such programs as unemployment insurance and workfare could better reflect individual needs by, for example, making more explicit use of contracts between the providers and receivers of benefits. His arguments have broad implications for welfare programs everywhere and for our understanding of citizenship in modern democracies and economies."For more than two decades Pierre Rosanvallon has been analyzing the development and the crisis of the 'welfare state,' combining precise, specific knowledge with philosophical and historical depth in a way that is rare among social policy analysts. [A] subtle and informed book."--From the foreword by Nathan Glazer
Welfare state. --- France --- Social policy. --- Economic policy. --- A Theory of Justice. --- Attempt. --- Begging. --- Complex society. --- Corporatism. --- Corporatocracy. --- Debt. --- Demographic transition. --- Deprecation. --- Deregulation. --- Despotism. --- Disaster. --- Disfranchisement. --- Distributive justice. --- Dynamic efficiency. --- Economic efficiency. --- Economic interventionism. --- Economics. --- Economy and Society. --- Employment. --- Expense. --- Externalization. --- Ideology. --- Impasse. --- Impossibility. --- Income. --- Indemnity. --- Individualism. --- Inferiority complex. --- Insurance. --- Internalization. --- Investment. --- Left-wing politics. --- Liberalism. --- Mercantilism. --- Modernity. --- Nanny state. --- Nationalization. --- New Issue. --- New economy. --- Obligation. --- Opportunism. --- Orwellian. --- Ostracism. --- Overextension. --- Paradox. --- Physiognomy. --- Political agenda. --- Pragmatism. --- Precedent. --- Primary goods. --- Protectionism. --- Radical Change. --- Radicalization. --- Rationing. --- Real versus nominal value (economics). --- Reexamination. --- Reform movement. --- Reformism. --- Retraining. --- Risk of loss. --- Separatism. --- Slavery. --- Social Action. --- Social Practice. --- Social actions. --- Social capital. --- Social class. --- Social conflict. --- Social cost. --- Social democracy. --- Social exclusion. --- Social history. --- Social insurance. --- Social issue. --- Social progress. --- Social protection. --- Social rejection. --- Social relation. --- Social research. --- Social revolution. --- Social theory. --- Social transformation. --- Society. --- Special situation. --- Subsidy. --- Tax. --- The Social Contract. --- Third World. --- Traditional society. --- Underclass. --- Underemployment. --- Unemployment benefits. --- Unemployment. --- Veil of ignorance. --- Welfare. --- Workfare. --- Works Progress Administration.
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"One of the most remarkable aspects pertaining to the legal bans and societal debates on the face veil in Europe is that they rely on assumptions which lack any factual basis. To rectify this, Eva Brems researched the experiences of women who wear a face veil in Belgium, and brought her research results together with those of colleagues who did the same in four other European countries. Their findings, which are outlined in this volume, move the current discussion on face veil bans forward by providing a much-needed insider perspective"--
Muslim women --- Hijab (Islamic clothing) --- Islamic clothing and dress --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Law and legislation --- Social aspects --- Muslim women Legal status, laws, etc. Europe, Western. --- Hijab (Islamic clothing) Law and legislation Europe, Western. --- Islamic clothing and dress Social aspects Europe, Western. --- Muslim women Legal status, laws, etc. Europe, Western --- Hijab (Islamic clothing) Law and legislation Europe, Western --- Islamic clothing and dress Social aspects Europe, Western --- Muslim women - Legal status, laws, etc. - Europe, Western --- Hijab (Islamic clothing) - Law and legislation - Europe, Western --- Islamic clothing and dress - Social aspects - Europe, Western --- wearing the face veil in Europe --- face veiling in the Netherlands --- Niqabis in Denmark --- subculture --- the Belgian 'Burqa ban' --- France --- England --- debating the face veil --- the human rights debate on face veil bans --- symbolism --- unveiling Muslim women --- the protection of public order --- full-face covering in France --- Islamic veil bans --- gender equality justification --- women's oppression --- face-veil bans --- feminism --- criminalizing facial veils in Europe --- state sovereignty --- the face-veil ban in Belgium --- face-veil controversies in Europe --- the political agenda
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