Blackwater, Halliburton, et al.: A Primer on Crony Capitalism by Cusack & Klein
Today's Huffington Post features a discussion between John Cusack and Naomi Klein about what Klein calls "disaster capitalism" in her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. In...
View ArticleJohn Edwards Is Asking Us to Stand With the DSCC
I was surprised to see an envelope with "JOHN EDWARDS" in the return address spot, so I opened it right away. John says that although he's confident that a Democrat will win the presidential election,...
View Article"Be the Change" Service Fair Coming Up in NYC
With the economy on the skids, we sometimes feel that we can't do much about the problems we're facing. But doing something—anything—positive will not only channel some of the energy we've been...
View ArticleBe the Change: NYC Groups Walk the Walk (w. poll)
We donated. We phone-banked. We canvassed. We got out the vote. Yes we did! We made change happen. So now it's time to rest on our laurels, right? Wrong! We all have high expectations for President...
View ArticleTomorrow: Be the Change (w. poll)
We donated. We phone-banked. We canvassed. We got out the vote. Yes we did! We made change happen. So now it's time to rest on our laurels, right? Wrong! We all have high expectations for President...
View ArticlePinching pennies & protecting the planet, with poll
I wasn't planning on doing a diary today, but I came across this column by Amy Hardin Turosak, "Green shopping: Don't say 'eww,' to thrift stores," which says some things that have been floating around...
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Why I march: selfishness
I've been an environmentalist since before I ever heard of the word. When I was about nine years old, I read about dinosaurs and their extinction and immediately thought that if extinction could happen...
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We stood for climate action: People's Climate March photo diary
Yesterday at the People's Climate March in New York City, there was a great turnout (310,000, we were told) and great energy. My group came from Oneonta, NY, getting on the bus (organized by Dr....
View ArticleCriminalizing the feeding of the homeless: can't they see that it's a sin?
I was appalled to read today about some US cities passing legislation to criminalize the feeding of the homeless: A report released Monday by the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) found that...
View ArticleLet's give this guy a headache: he filed articles of impeachment against Rod...
According to Politico, Republican Reps. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) filed articles of impeachment late Wednesday against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. They represent red...
View ArticleBanner idea contest (with an actual prize): Round 1
The image shows a vinyl banner I designed and had made. I’m taking suggestions for my next banner, and the Kossack whose suggestion I choose will be the winner of the banner shown here (you can send me...
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