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January 2012
How Much Is an Earth, and Do You Have One in Extra Large?
A new book suggests that “It’s the economy, stupid,” may be more than political strategy; it may also be the key to environmental sustainability. The book is “Green Washed: Why We Can’t Buy Our Way to a Green Planet,” by Kendra Pierre-Louis. The argument developed is not just that the consumer choices of an individual won’t save the planet without collective action, but also that the only collective action that will save us is abandoning the whole idea
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What We Owe to Bertha von Suttner
Just saying her name sounds like a joke: Baroness Bertha Felicitas Sophie Freifrau von Suttner, Gräfin, née Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau. And when she began talking about ending war in mid-nineteenth century Austria it wasn’t her name that was treated as a joke. Yet by the turn of the century, her idea seemed to be one whose time had come.
Bertha von Suttner’s novel “Ground Arms,” or “Lay Down Your Arms,” was widely described as the “Uncle
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My Most Recent Unpublished Letters to Corporate Newspapers
To WaPo:
Who knew rats were new to DC? I could have sworn I’d seen them around for years. I could have sworn the piles of trash following inaugurations, fourths of july, and tastes of dc left swarms of rats behind. I could have sworn that every time I’ve been in Freedom Plaza since October 6th it’s been cleaner than 15th Street. Do you have any serious reason to believe your new found awareness of rats, like some people’s new found awareness of the homeless
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Audio: On Air Debate Over Whether to Attack Iran
I was on the Marc Steiner Show today talking Iran War with Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, who was excellent, and Charles “Sam” Faddis, who was a pro-war propagandist. LISTEN.
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Coy Barefoot and David Swanson Discuss the Virginia People's Assembly
| Charlottesville Right Now (Subscribe) Charlottesville Right Now: 1-10-12 David Swanson David Swanson joins Coy live on the program. |
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Bad Ideas in Campaign Finance Reform
Bad idea #1: listen to Jack Abramoff.
Bad idea #2: this one I heard from Jack Abramoff who was holding forth on ethical and unethical bribery the other day on National Plutocracy Radio: If you give a candidate money because you love your country that’s good. If you give a candidate money because you want a particular favor, that’s bad (or, one might add, Abramoffian). The problem of course is that most people can’t afford to give money, so your well-intentioned money perverts
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January 20, 2012 – Move to Amend Occupies the Courts!
Call to Action
Inspired by our friends at Occupy Wall Street, and Dr. Cornel West, Move To Amend is planning bold action to mark the second anniversary of the infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision!
Occupy the Courts will be a one day occupation of Federal courthouses across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday January 20, 2012.
Move to Amend volunteers across the USA will lead the charge on the judiciary which created — and
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