Aug
29
The Troubled Tourist
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[From The American Prospect]
Travel is so broadening. It shows you other nations’ narrow-mindedness, so that when you get home you can see your own more clearly.
GERSHOM GORENBERG
All year long I write about tribal conflicts. In August, when Israeli tribal customs dictate vacation, I want to get away not just from e-mail but also from news, [...]
Aug
26
Number of uninsured drops; Poverty holds steady
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WASHINGTON – The Census Bureau reports that the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office.
The nation’s poverty rate held steady at 12.5 percent, not statistically different from the 12.3 percent in 2006. That meant there were 37.3 million [...]
Aug
24
“I can do that” Government Environmental Ad
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Aug
21
Why Prince Charles is right: we need GM free food and agriculture for food security
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By Dr Vandana Shiva
We are grateful to Prince Charles for cautioning the world on the blind and head long rush worldwide to spread GM seeds and crops especially the Third World.
Prince Charles warns GM crops risk causing the biggest environment disaster
Prince Charles accused by scientists of abusing position over GM comments
Why we need GM trees
His [...]
Aug
20
Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet reportedly shot dead.
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Beijing update: Boing Boing
A quick update on previous BB posts (one, two, three) about American tech-artists and activists detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. A Students for a Free Tibet spokesperson tells Boing Boing:
Everyone listed here is still missing.
- James Powderly
– Brian Conley
– Jeffrey Rae
– Jeff Goldin
[...]
Aug
20
Russia condemns US missile deal
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Russia has warned that a US-Polish missile defence deal creates a new arms race in Europe and beyond.
A foreign ministry statement said that Moscow “will be forced to react, and not only through diplomatic demarches”. It did not elaborate.
The comments came just hours after the US and Poland signed the deal to locate 10 US [...]





