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Monthly Archives: August 2011
The other 50 percent
What is grace ? What is love ? What is acceptance ? In this deep enquiry Adyashanti is guiding us to experience what he calls the ” awakening on the level of heart” – which is a direct experience of the … Continue reading
Happy Meal 2011
By Mark Bittman Life would be so much easier if we could only set our own guidelines. You could define the average weight as 10 pounds higher than your own and, voilà, no more obesity! You could raise the speed limit … Continue reading
Posted in Means of Life, The world we live in Now
Tagged advertising, children, Food, Health, marketing
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The price of division
By Mark Levine A virtue of Anders Breivik’s 1,500 page opus is that, by so thoroughly and heavily citing the leaders of the anti-Islam creed, his arguments are inseparable from theirs. Indeed, the more honest anti-Islam crusaders have declared that … Continue reading
Posted in The world we live in Now
Tagged al-Qaeda, Islamophobia, Muslim, Norway, United States, Utøya, Warfare and Conflict
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Taking to the streets
By MJ Rosenberg Imagine if the anti-establishment fervor that followed the 2008 economic collapse produced a political movement that was essentially progressive rather than reactionary. The fury that swept the country might have been directed at the people who caused the … Continue reading
Rich and poor
Posted in Breaking the mould, The world we live in Now
Tagged Economic growth, Inequality, Poverty, Wealth
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Closing the gap ?
By Dani Rodrik Perhaps for the first time in modern history, the future of the global economy lies in the hands of poor countries. The United States and Europe struggle on as wounded giants, casualties of their financial excesses and political … Continue reading
It’s just words
By STANLEY B. GREENBERG BARACK OBAMA can’t catch a break from the American public on the economy, even though he prevented a depression and saved global capitalism. Perhaps the president finds solace in knowing he’s not alone. During this period … Continue reading
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Tagged Democracy, Democratic, Republican, United States
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A democracy crisis
By JACOB S. HACKER and OONA A. HATHAWAY OUR nation isn’t facing just a debt crisis; it’s facing a democracy crisis. For weeks, the federal government has been hurtling toward two unsavory options: a crippling default brought on by Congressional … Continue reading
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