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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com A Prescription for Injuries of the Soul: Healing the Earth Healing Us Posted by lauren on 24 January, 2013 Carolyn Raffensperger (Photo: Pimthida via Flickr)Most people suffer from a sense of moral failure over environmental matters. The mismatch between being told to change our light bulbs when the planet seems in free fall—melting ice caps, polluted water supplies, drought—creates a needling angst and anxiety.  We know that we are in deep trouble, but feel that there is little we—or anyone—can do individually. read more What Will Happen in Palestine Friday Morning? Posted by lauren on 24 January, 2013 Robert Naiman A protester erects a flag at a Palestinian protest camp in early January. (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi)Last Friday, Palestinian peace activists created the village of Bab al-Karama on the lands of Beit Iksa village to prevent their confiscation by the Netanyahu government. read more The Longest War is the One Against Women Posted by lauren on 24 January, 2013 Rebecca Solnit read more When Trees Die, People Die Posted by lauren on 24 January, 2013 (Photo:maja*majika via Flickr)The blight was first detected in June 2002, when the trees in Canton, Michigan, got sick. The culprit, the emerald ash borer, had arrived from overseas, and it rapidly spread -- a literal bug -- across state and national lines to Ohio, Minnesota, Ontario. It popped up in more distant, seemingly random locations as infested trees were unwittingly shipped beyond the Midwest. read more Election Reform Should Be a Top Priority for the New Congress Posted by lauren on 24 January, 2013 Ari Berman (Photo: Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters)On two major occasions—during his election-night speech and second inaugural address—President Obama has highlighted the need for election reform. read more The Last of the Big Money Elections? Posted by lauren on 24 January, 2013 Peter Schurmann Supporters of clean elections rally in Chicago on January 19, 2013. (Photo: Public Citizen)Last November, Americans did more than suffer through the first SuperPAC presidential election, and they accomplished something more than the election of a president. read more GOP Version2013: Battling Not Just Democrats but Democracy Posted by lauren on 24 January, 2013 John Nichols On a day when most Americans were focused on the stirring second inaugural address of President Barack Obama—and on the broader majesty of the transference of an election result into a governing mandate—Republican state senators in Virginia hatched an elaborate scheme to rig the read more Dear Philanthropists: How about One Percent for Democracy? Posted by jon on 24 January, 2013 Lee Drutman Here’s something I just learned: The annual budget for political reform groups in the U.S. is a combined $45 million, which amounts to roughly .01 percent of the $300 billion in total charitable giving in 2011. It's also less than one quarter of the Chamber of Commerce’s $200 million annual budget. read more Invisible Workers, Global Struggles Posted by jon on 24 January, 2013 Michelle Chen (Photo: Flickr/Janansanfran)Like countless other migrant girls toiling far from home, her life was invisible—except for the chilling way it ended. read more Military Contracting: Our New Era of Corporate Mercenaries Posted by jon on 24 January, 2013 Arjun Sethi Private military contracting has ballooned into an industry worth more than $100bn a year. (Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)In early 1995, Sierra Leone was on the brink of collapse. A violent civil war had ravaged the country, leaving thousands dead and countless others wounded. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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