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    COMMON SENSE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTUR

    By Blase Bonpane

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    Much of our current media makes us feel powerless and unconscious. These commentaries are designed to make us conscious and aware of the power we have to build humane national and international polities. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Hen Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2012
    ISBN9781597092142
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    COMMON SENSE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTUR
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    Blase Bonpane

    Blase Bonpane, former Maryknoll priest and superior, was assigned to and expelled from Central America. UCLA professor, contributor to the L.A. Times, N.Y. Times, commentator on KPFK, and author of many publications, he is currently Director of the Office of Americas, a broad-based educational foundation dedicated to peace and justice in this hemisphere.

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