Tom Friedman calls out Lou Dobbs and other far right wingers.
I remember the ugly mood in Israel then — a mood in which extreme right-wing settlers and politicians were doing … [Keep reading >>]
Hmmmm…
In an unusual show of support for allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces, an article in an official military journal argues forcefully this month … [Keep reading >>]
Harvard and a small coterie of ultra prestigious, and expensive, universities would say they use their wealth and power to advance knowledge and that they contribute greatly to the common … [Keep reading >>]
The amazing paintings of Abu Ghraib by the Colombian artist Fernando Botero, will be shown at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, beginning September 23rd through Feb 7, … [Keep reading >>]
Social unrest, anyone?
Courtesy: Economic Policy Institute … [Keep reading >>]
Exelon, a power company that operates the country’s largest fleet of nuclear reactors, announced today that it would withdraw from the United States Chamber of Commerce because of differences with … [Keep reading >>]
When we think about vets, and homeless vets, we almost always visualize a man. We almost always see a man. A low estimate of homeless vets is 131,000. Perhaps 3% … [Keep reading >>]
Operation Hey Mackey! – Whole Foods, Oakland from Jamie LeJeune on Vimeo.
From Toni Basil’s 1982 pop hit “Hey Mickey”:
Hey Mickey You’re So Fine
You’re So Fine You Blow my Mind
Hey Mickey
Hey … [Keep reading >>]
The tropical depression that dropped 20 inches of rain over Manila in 12 hours, flooding 80% of the city for a while is heading to Vietnam, and picking up … [Keep reading >>]
Greenpeace Activists: Where am they now? In Pittsburgh, and how!
Way to go, Ben Smith & Friends! … [Keep reading >>]
Meet Ben Smith, National Global Warming Organizer for Greenpeace
A few weeks ago we rescheduled a meeting of our Progressive Perspectives website working group because Ben Smith, a key member of … [Keep reading >>]
Interesting article in the SF Chronicle about Dick Grace, a Buddhist wine maker with beliefs beyond the best vintage.
A conversation with Grace is punctuated by the prayer beads rattling on … [Keep reading >>]
