 |
|||||
|
|
| Cool Urls Directory // Society // Activism // Nonviolence |  |
| |
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:49:46 -0700
World-renowned peacemakers and activists gathered in Chicago last week for the 12th Annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. For three days, icons like former President Jimmy Carter and the Dalai Llama discussed peace, weapons and activism in today’s world.
Read More...
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:19:56 -0700
By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/bring-beautiful-trouble Now here's a book that's meant to be used: " Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution " edited by Andrew Boyd and Dave Oswald Mitchell. The subtitle should be "Try this at home -- but innovate!"
Read More...
Sat, 12 May 2012 08:47:55 -0700
<<CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Whereas many Washington and Tokyo pundits contend that Beijing's increased economic clout will soon extend into military expansionism, Ota cites the islands' long history of trade with the Middle Kingdom.
Read More...
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:32:12 -0700
Wars don't just cause casualties among soldiers, they drain medical staff. I traveled to see the costs firsthand
Read More...
Sun, 13 May 2012 06:02:12 -0700
The heat. That's what I remember most. Shimmery and bright. Blinding. Stifling. Heeee-eeaat. The kind that's not just on you, wrapped around you, but balled up and pulsing inside you -- a desert blanket with teeth. It's a type of heat that makes your skin cry and your eyeballs sweat, even in the shade; heat like a predator you can't run away from. I notice it right as I get off the plane -- not ...
Read More...
Wed, 02 May 2012 08:58:31 -0700
When I was growing up, I ate books for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and since I was constantly running out of reading material, I read everyone else’s -- which for a girl with older brothers meant science fiction.
Read More...
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:05:39 -0700
The rulebook for conservative punditry is straightforward. Push for a policy. When it turns into a disaster, defend it. When the defense becomes untenable, ignore it. Finally, when something unrelated but positive occurs, take credit for it. The newest conservative myth is that the upheavals in the Middle East — called the Arab Spring but occurring too in non-Arab countries like Iran — are a ...
Read More...
Tue, 01 May 2012 07:47:54 -0700
When I was growing up, I ate books for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and since I was constantly running out of reading material, I read everyone else’s -- which for a girl with older brothers meant science fiction. The books were supposed to be about the future, but they always turned out to be very much about this very moment. Some of them -- Robert Heinlein’s "Stranger in a Strange Land ...
Read More...
Home | Submit Link | Latest Links | Top Hits Powered by: PHP Link Directory | Copyright 2008 , All rights reserved.