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Singin’ on Sunday – k.d. lang
KD Lang – Constant Craving, Live in Sydney I remember seeing her and her band play in 1984 at the University of Alberta Students’ Union building. I also remember at the time thinking that for country music (which I’ve never … Continue reading
This Is Your Friendly American Banker
Thanks to Leslie Sklar / The Rag Blog
The War on Drugs: Framing Suspects They’re Convinced Are Guilty Anyway
I have to ask, “How many times a week does this happen?” We watched a parade of trumped up terrorism charges fail in court in the years of hysteria following 9/11. Is there also a racist foundation to the hysteria … Continue reading
Foodie Friday Dribbles Into Saturday: Great Reading About Food
This could have been another Foodie Friday post, but I felt it was interesting and important enough not to delay it for a week. These Internet food sites are fantastic, with much information about things that matter immensely now and … Continue reading
Foodie Friday: Fixing the Broken US Agriculture System
Will Allen was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008, the honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”A Good Food Manifesto for AmericaBy Will Allen / May 2009 I am a farmer. While I find that this has come to mean … Continue reading
Vigil at T. Don Hutto Center on June 20th
As ICE cynically says on their Web site, “The facility provides an effective and humane alternative to maintain the unity of alien families as they await the outcome of their immigration hearings or the return to their home countries.”Family Friendly … Continue reading
Suddenly Becoming Aware of the Incline
A woman walked past the sculptures, from left, of “Tall Woman III”, “Walking Man II” and “Monumental Head” by Alberto Giacometti at the Fondation Beyeler, Switzerland, in May 2009. Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters.Blind SpotBy Mark Dow / June 11, 2009 Several … Continue reading
The Forest Meets the Information Age … And It Isn’t Pretty
Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Real Life Education Through YouTube
Sarah Griffith with her husband, Brian Mclean, and sons Declan, 8, and Bastian, 18 months. Photo: Erik S. Lesser/New York Times.Lights, Camera, Contraction!By Malia Wollan / June 10, 2009 BY her eighth month of pregnancy, Rebecca Sloan, a 35-year-old biologist … Continue reading
Israeli Government Minister Calls for Sanctions Against the US
What’s so striking about this report is the brief mention of “intervening in American congressional races to weaken Obama and asking American Jewish donors not to contribute to Democratic congressional candidates.” As if the Israeli lobby doesn’t already do stuff … Continue reading
Co-Housing: Another Way Toward Sustainability
Children playing in a communal yard at Doyle Street in Emeryville. Photo: Drew Kelly/New York Times.To Your Left, a Better Way of Life?By Chris Colin / June 10, 2009 VICKI SETZER and her cats inhabit a small ranch home on … Continue reading
US Economy: Think It’s Getting Better? Think Again
America’s Sea of Red Ink Was Years in the MakingBy David Leonhardt / June 9, 2009 There are two basic truths about the enormous deficits that the federal government will run in the coming years. The first is that President … Continue reading
