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Fitz: Inside the Psyche of the 1%
Blog Post, November, 19 2012
Don Fitz
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Are the 1% lacking in compassion? Does their endless accumulation of possessions actually bring them little to no happiness? To each of these, the answer is “yes” — but a very qualified “yes” with lots of subtleties. Even more important is what...
Simpson: The Dark Side, from Seattle to New Zealand
Blog Post, November, 19 2012
Daniel Simpson
Simpson's ZSpace page
I spent early autumn on Greyhound, touring the U.S. to promote my memoir, A Rough Guide to the Dark Side, which recounts why I quit my job at The New York Times. Disillusioned by their pro-war propaganda, I tried to start a Balkan Summer of Love.....
McElhinney: The Army Reserves, patriotism & JK Rowling
Blog Post, November, 17 2012
Phil McElhinney
McElhinney's ZSpace page
British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond considers a "League of Patriotic Employers" for companies who employ army reservists. What is really needed is for companies to display their patriotism by paying their share of taxes as Harry Potter author...
Albert: IOPS Program Possibilities
Blog Post, November, 17 2012
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
A discussion of possible IOPS program...
Miller: The Demise of SuperPacs is Greatly Exaggerated
Blog Post, November, 16 2012
Gary Miller
Miller's ZSpace page
Analysis of the impact of SuperPacs on Election 2012.
Jones: Samos Diary 15
Blog Post, November, 16 2012
Chris Jones
Jones's ZSpace page
A diary covering the week in November when the latest round of austerity measures were passed by parliament in Athens.
O'Rourke: Mr Pesident, Why are you Silent?
Blog Post, November, 14 2012
Jacqueline O'Rourke
O'Rourke's ZSpace page
Dear President Obama, I write to you on behalf of my sons, as a mother of Palestinian children, who are in turn the sons of the son of a Palestinian refugee from El Bass and Rashadiyeh camps in South Lebanon. I write to you as an author who has w...
Kavanagh: The Long Con: Social Security and Medicare in the “Grand Bargain”
Blog Post, November, 14 2012
Jim Kavanagh
Kavanagh's ZSpace page
“Social Security and Medicare have absolutely nothing to do with the short-term U.S. fiscal problem.” And, no, not “long-term,” either, in any way that requires what’s being proposed. Please, read the article by William Lind, which contains the ch...
Simpson: Don Moore 1942-2012: A lion who roared on behalf of public education
Blog Post, November, 13 2012
Bob Simpson
Simpson's ZSpace page
It’s easy to stereotype public policy wonks as data driven, numbers crunching, analytical geeks with horn-rimmed glasses and bad haircuts who provide the research for the real organizers who go out into the real world andmobilize for social change...
Johnson: A Close Look at the 99%, the 1%, and What the Occupy Movement is Up Against
Blog Post, November, 12 2012
Dale Johnson
Johnson's ZSpace page
A sociological and political analysis of class relations in the United States that bears upon questions of strategy for the Occupy Movement.
Emersberger: George Monbiot's "Abject Apology to Lord McAlpine"
Blog Post, November, 12 2012
Joe Emersberger
Emersberger's ZSpace page
George Monbiot's "Abject Apology to Lord McAlpine"
Milstein: Dispatches from Hurricaned NY: Scariest Halloween Ever
Blog Post, November, 10 2012
Cindy Milstein
Milstein's ZSpace page
You can find other blog-musings and more polished essays at Outside the Circle, cbmilstein.wordpress.com/. Share, enjoy, and repost–as long as it’s free, as in “free beer” and “freedom.
Kavanagh: Election Choices: What to Do Instead
Blog Post, November, 08 2012
Jim Kavanagh
Kavanagh's ZSpace page
Having made the case against voting for Obama in a previous post, it’s only fair for me to suggest the alternative. I value the right to vote as fundamental. I have seen how people who don’t have that right fight for it, and how people who get ...
Taylantosun65: In Turkey Over 600 Kurdish Political Prisoners Are in Their 55th Day in Hunger Strike
Blog Post, November, 05 2012
Lutfi taylan Taylantosun65
Taylantosun65's ZSpace page
This article is on the mass hunger strike of Kurdish political prisonners in Turkey who are in their 55th day now...
Emersberger: A US Election Day Parable
Blog Post, November, 05 2012
Joe Emersberger
Emersberger's ZSpace page
A US Election Day Parable
Sallustro: FIAT: poteva andare peggio
Blog Post, November, 03 2012
Fabio Sallustro
Sallustro's ZSpace page
Short stories about Italy (italian version)
Chaffee: Stop & Frisk Trial in Queens
Blog Post, November, 02 2012
Joel Chaffee
Chaffee's ZSpace page
Protesters of the controversial and unconstitutional NYPD practice of Stop and Frisk are currently on trial in Queens.
Jones: The Onslaught on Rural Greece
Blog Post, November, 01 2012
Chris Jones
Jones's ZSpace page
The Samos Diary attempts to explore, record and provide witness to the impact of austerity on the daily life of Samos Island, Greece. This entry looks at what is happening to the mountain village of Ambelos.
Bybee: Makers, Takers, and Fakers
Blog Post, October, 30 2012
Roger Bybee
Bybee's ZSpace page
Thomas Frank outlines the Right's driving narrative on "makers" ("job creators" and "takers" (those who utilize government programs to which they are entitled.) This narrative, plus weaknesses in the Democratic appeal, account for the surprisingly...
Wilson: Useful: Flawed Food Score Card
Blog Post, October, 29 2012
Brad Wilson
Wilson's ZSpace page
Food Policy Action's "Food Policy Scorecard" is a helpful tool for informing voters of how to vote. I'm glad to see it come out prior to the election. On the other hand, it contains major flaws, the same ones that are widespread in the Food Movem...
