Skip to content
Header Image

islamicate

islam doesn't speak, muslims do | "the ink of the scholar is worth more than the blood of the martyr" – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

  • Home
  • 2010
  • December
  • 13
  • The Era Of Oligarchy

The Era Of Oligarchy

December 13, 2010 islamoyankee

Chris Hayes, on the tax cut deal: “It’s the standard bribery model of legislating that has come to characterize Washington in the era of oligarchy: if you want to put food on the table of the unemployed, you must lavishly wine and dine the CEOs and bankers who laid them off.”

[From The Era Of Oligarchy]

Politics

Post navigation

For God or for Fame? The Making of a Teenage Bomber | Culture | Religion Dispatches
First US Interview with Aga Khan

Related Posts

McCain in Tonight’s Debate

See Ezra Klein. h/t TPM. Election 2008, McCain

Torture Bad, Maybe

In case you didn’t hear, President Bush bans torture. Maybe. Yes, maybe. It’s kind of sad that we need to have an explicit ban against torture (again. Hi Geneva Conventions). It’s worse that we’re not sure if it is a ban. Just in case you think the administration might start believing in the rule of law and right, have no fear, unfettered power is still on their agenda. I thought it was scare mongering, then I followed the links. As a Muslim I can be Gitmo’d. As a born American I can have my entire life taken away without any…

Sen. John Kerry – Engaging the Muslim World

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 26, 2009, Sen. John Kerry, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will be hosting a hearing entitled “Engaging with Muslim Communities around the World.” He should be applauded for his efforts, and for bringing together a great group of people to talk about the issue. One of the panelists is former Sec. of State Madeline Albright, who is involved with Change the Story. Please drop Sen. Kerry a line and thank him for taking world affairs seriously. — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2009 CONTACT: Frederick Jones, (202) 224–4651 ***Media Advisory*** Senate Foreign Relations Committee To…

Persistence

  • Commemoration
  • Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism
  • Jews, Muslims, and Orthodoxy
  • My God Hates More than Your God
  • On Being a Conservative-Liberal Muslim
  • The Discussion I Want to Have
  • The New Mecca
  • What is Shi'ism?

Archives

Categories

Copyright © 2025 islamicate | Slick Blog by Ascendoor | Powered by WordPress.