Category: Politics
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Xu Lizhi (1990-2014)
This story is heartbreaking, and I found out about it, ironically, on my iPhone! The poetry and brief life of a Foxconn worker: Xu Lizhi (1990-2014) There are other interesting posts on Nao’s Blog. I’m adding it to my list below.
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Climate Change Cheat Sheet
Mother Jones.com has this cool Climate Change Cheat Sheet for winning arguments with narrow-minded conservatives.
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Check this out for the next time you are on a jury
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/uqH_Y1TupoQ&source=uds
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“This Changes Everything” Book Trailer
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/WPQI1Lui42c&source=uds It is standard operating procedure for me to run around and tell me friends that the current book I am reading is “great,” “excellent,” and–sometimes–“the best book I have ever read.” Well, Naomi Klein’s third book, “This Changes Everything” is all of that and more. It has changed my…
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BOOM! A must-watch!
Jeff Daniels’ character from the cable TV show “Newsroom” gives quite possibly the most honest assessment of the United States of America you will ever see on American television this side of Bill Moyers or Amy Goodman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNkPpunu7go If only news anchors were this honest in real life. Funny, Daniels’…
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Stuck in an elevator with …
Before ever hearing of the saying “I’d hate to be stuck in a broken elevator with that guy,” or heard of the list “The Ten Worst People to be Stuck in a Broken Elevator With.” I used to wish to be stuck in a broken elevator with certain people. This…
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A Bitter Cup (or what you can glean from a Seattle coffeehouse bathroom wall)
I normally react to restroom stall literature with disgust, but this got me thinking; first, on how shallow this comment initially sounds—comparing WWII and the Cold War that immediately followed with the Iraq War and the terrorism that will inevitably increase whether or not the U.S. “prevails.” Regardless who will…
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On Certain Saturdays
Occasionally, when the weather isn’t prohibitive, I walk to a café about two miles from my house. It’s good exercise—and usually boring as hell. The route I take brings me by a small camper, maybe only 15 feet long and not very tall. I’d imagined it was for sleeping only—no…
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Loose Cannons and Gun Control
One winter when I was a teenager, my father, brother, my brother’s friend (I’ll call him “Bob”), and I took up pheasant hunting. I am not sure how this came about. I think my father’s fishing buddy had suggested hunting. It was an interesting venture, but I am sure I…
BURGER SCOOT 