79 Resilience Or Survival

Trevor — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:32:27 -0500

As a consequence of our inaction, we are starting to see the concept of resilience replacing sustainability as a goal.

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How Can We Prevent The USA From Declining Too Quickly?

Trevor — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:30:42 -0500

Chinese academics discuss a framework for managing the waning of American power.

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A Flowering of Meaning

Trevor — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:58:30 -0500

The international audience finds it's own media, free from western bias.

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Somewhere To Go

Abdul — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:35:09 -0500

“The dry mouth and sweaty palms I hated so much are starting to return, and I think of the Ativan in the car with its promise of no more questions. My heart is beating fast enough for me to remember how much I hated having to be aware of it, every hour of every day, until I took the Ativan and I could forget about it.”

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Most Wanted War Criminals

Abdul — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:50:41 -0500

Profiles of the most infamous war criminals of our time: Bush Cheney, Rumsfeld and Aschroft.

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The Twin Towers of Civilization

Abdul — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:26:05 -0500

“At the height of the uprising, people marched in Bonn, Rome, London, Tokyo, New York and dozens of other cities around the world; students in universities revolted…”

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Economic Money Games

Abdul — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:46:02 -0500

There is a danger that people will simply charge ahead unheeding, assuming that America’s economic problems will disappear, and clinging to the delusion that everything will be all right in the end since America is strong and “God is on our side.”

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Micro Costs of War

Abdul — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:29:55 -0500

These costs are real and are not going away. You can’t continue to sweep them under the rug. Like your credit card bill, the costs only grow greater if you ignore them.

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Bolton Dodges War Crimes

Trevor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:21:46 -0500

Environmental Journalist George Mombiot attempts a citizen’s arrest of former Under-Secretary of State, John Bolton.

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Life at the End of Empire

Abdul — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:04:04 -0500

Peak oil, mass extinction, catastrophic climate change. With every passing day, the signs are becoming more and more difficult to deny. But we deny them anyway. We swear we’ll curb emissions. We pledge to actively pursue an alternative energy policy. We don’t believe we have a problem. We can stop anytime we want. Just not today.

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