Friedman: What Kind of Madness?
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 >>]
Archive for September, 2009
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Trial Balloon?
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 >>]
Showing True Colors at Harvard [and Elsewhere]
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 >>]
Botero to Show at UCB
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 >>]
Joblessness Rise
Social unrest, anyone?
Courtesy: Economic Policy Institute … [Keep reading >>]
Another Big Company Quits Chamber of Commerce
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 >>]
Homeless Vets: Female
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 >>]
Things were going swimmingly at Oakland’s Whole Foods–and then…
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 >>]
Climate Watch
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!
Greenpeace Activists: Where am they now? In Pittsburgh, and how!
Way to go, Ben Smith & Friends! … [Keep reading >>]
Greenpeace and Civil Disobedience
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 >>]
Grace in Wine
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 >>]
