heroes… Uniting Against “Citizens United” 20 Jan 201220 Jan 2012 Money is not speech corporations are not people January 21st is the second anniversary of the ridiculous "Citizens United v. FEC" ruling by a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court.…
disasters… California’s Higher-Education Disaster – The Chronicle of Higher Education 15 Jan 201227 May 2016 ...budget cuts caused enrollment in California community colleges to decline by over 400,000 students. That’s more than the total number of undergraduates enrolled in the entire California State University system.…
Culture Change… 11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition « Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits 27 Nov 201127 Nov 2011 While my favorite shopping option is Buy Nothing Day (followed closely, in at least two senses, by Buy Local Day - I succeeded with both this year), there are often a few…
Culture Change… Green lifestyle choices won’t solve the climate problem | Grist 8 Nov 20118 Nov 2011 This article clearly makes the argument that the efforts put into going even greener individually are much less effective than efforts to promote changes at larger systems levels: Setting an…
Culture Change… Occupy Gaia! 30 Oct 20117 Apr 2013 One example and a beautiful image of the power and importance of the feminine in the global shift taking place: OCCUPY! GAIA RISING! - ALEX NOBLE - Occupy!. And, if…
Culture Change… 13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich 25 Oct 201118 Nov 2011 13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich. Gives a clear perspective on the differences between us 99% and the 1%.
Culture Change… Getting Inspired at Bioneers 18 Oct 20117 Apr 2013 There is so much concentrated hope in one weekend at Bioneers, it can get a person like me and thousands of other "reverent, sane people" (a.k.a. environmentalists - Caroline Casey)…
Culture Change… Occupied Lands 6 Oct 201118 Oct 2011 I'm mostly hopeful about the promise of the "Occupy" movement. One of the oft-reported weaknesses of the movement is the lack of a unified message. But this criticism overlooks…
heroes… Why so many vampires? « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill 5 Oct 201130 Sep 2011 Why so many vampires? « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill. An essay I wrote in 2009, considering the relationship of superheroes and power (especially the challenges faced by…
Culture Change… Save the Knoll 7 Sep 20117 Sep 2011 A local site in Santa Cruz is in dispute. Remains attributed to the native Ohlone tribe have been found, with the site dating back about 6000 years. Local Ohlone heroine…
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