Nuclear power is not necessary. It is not sensible. It opens great risks for small returns that can be much more easily achieved in other ways. It is a gift to the terrorists, a robbery from the taxpayers, a diversion of resources away from better and far more proven technologies that could meet all of our energy needs safely, and a serious threat to the well-being of future generations.
Entries Tagged as 'Democracy'
A New Low in Anti-Obama/Anti-Muslim Propaganda?
November 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Democracy, Politics, censorship, propaganda
Last night I saw a video that shocked me: A spliced-together out-of-context montage from Barack Obama’s speeches and media appearances to create the illusion that he is a radical Muslim extremist (and disparaging Islam generally in terms that would be quite familiar to the Jews who were victimized by similar descriptions throughout history.
I will not [...]
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Shocking! Tweet Led to Outrageous Civil Rights Violation
October 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Democracy, Ethics in Government, Protests and Crackdowns
Last time I checked, there’s something here in the United States of America called the First Amendment that protects the right to speak and write.
Somehow, that right did not extend to Elliot Madison, a New York City activist who was arrested in Pittsburgh on the first day of the G20 summit for—get this!—tweeting that the [...]
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#FreeIran Campaign Turns to the Blogosphere
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Democracy, Ethics-International, People Helping People, Politics
Like many others, I am appalled both by the apparently stolen election in Iran and by the repressive, violent response of the government to the mass protests.
And like many bloggers today who want to be cheerleaders for democracy and (to use Martin Luther King’s wonderful phrase) “drum majors for justice,” I’m joining in a [...]
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Poetry as an Organizing Tool? Oh , Yeah!
December 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Arts & Entertainment, Democracy, General Commentary, Peace and War, Politics
For the last 28 years, I’ve lived in or just outside Northampton, Massachusetts. About ten years ago, Northampton established the position of City Poet Laureate, with a two-year term. Until two years ago, the post was mostly ceremonial. The official poet would occasionally show up and read a poem to mark some event or other, [...]
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