Bridging Balkan Rapids
Of all the things a war-ravaged country needs,
theater isn’t high on many lists. But in a Bosnian town,
theater is re-forging links, re-membering a dismembered
community, and helping youth play again.
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The (sometimes) Beautiful American
Throughout its history the United States has
shown two faces: one that’s peaceful, promoting justice and
self-determination, and one that’s selfish, defining its
national interests in ways that promote suffering and brutality
abroad.
What Is Real Security
what is real security? The answer may be found
by basing engineering on nature. Natural systems are efficient,
diverse, dispersed, and renewable, hence, inherently
resilient.
Get Your Vote On
In the early days of the campaign, I often
wondered whether the oppressive conditions of Selma were just a
figment of my own analysis because the people here seemed so
uninspired to oust Smitherman. I realized later that people
only needed the spirit of hope combined with inspired “people
power” and the timing of “Greater power” to overcome
their worst fears and make lasting changes a
reality.
What Happens To Your Heart
The Campaign of Conscience joins North Americans who oppose the war in Iraq. They organize acts of civil disobedience and continue to provide humanitarian aid to Iraqis.
Old Pain, New Hope
More than a hundred years after it helped overthrow the Queen of Hawaii, the Congregational Church musters the courage to face its past and apologized for the church's role in “the unprovoked invasion of the Hawaiian nation.”
Ordinary Heroes
Sociologist and Holocaust survivor Samuel P. Oliner writes about what motivates altruists and heroes who put the welfare of others alongside their own. Reaching out to others has been the force behind much that is good in the world.
Just Listen
The Compassionate Listening Project is a reconciliation effort based on the ideas of Gene Knudsen Hoffman, a Quaker peacemaker. Participants are trained to listen respectfully to all sides of the conflict, with a goal to build the international constituency for Mideast peace while offering a practical tool for conflict resolution.
Tom Goldtooth: In the Native Way
For a sundancer and bundle-keeper in the Dakota tradition, the world and the spirit are identical.
Heart of a Muslim
heart of a muslim by Jamal
Rahman,
Choose Love
What America has just learned, very painfully,
is that we have not loved enough. Through our own ignorance, we
have helped create a world where desperate people will gladly
sign up to be the messengers of death. And now that death and
destruction have reached our own shores, we must decide how we
are going to respond: with love, or with fear.
Wendell Berry: The Failure of War
Why do we always think we can put an end to killing by waging war? It never works, for reasons that should be obvious.
Danny Glover: The Death Penalty in This Great Nation of Ours
Speech given at Princeton considers the fallibility of our justice system and the finality of death.
Affluenza’s Nothing New: The Disease That Ails America
For those who have too much, less is not just more—it's better.
Mother Nature’s School of Design
By following designs in nature we can make
things that will do what we need done without the harmful
waste.
Book Review: No Logo
Walden Bello reviews Klein's book on the culture of brand capitalism and the rise of the anti-corporate globalization movement.
A Sustainable Energy Plan For the US
Examines the policies, technologies, and
strategies that could lead the US and the world to a
sustainable energy future.
A Solar Future For an Ancient Civilization
its founding in 1987, Hopi Solar Electric has
installed photovoltaic systems on more than 300
homes.
A Place In the Choir
Community choirs accross the US provide a place
where people of all backgrounds and abilities can sing
together.
Great Commons of the World
Great commons of the World, by Kari McGinnis.
Commons are places where people gather and community blossoms.
Examines the qualities that make a good commons and describes
some of the best in the world.
A Tribute to Donella Meadows
A Tribute to Donella Meadows, by Fran Korten.
Donnella Meadows is remembered as a woman dedicated to helping
us learn to live within the limits to growth.
Second Chance For Black Farmers
A recent class-action suit by black farmers against the USDA fails to stem the loss of land by African American farmers.
The Cornucopia of the Commons
Community gardens, free software, self-help groups,
and other examples of how the gift economy fosters community
and social cohesion as well as economic
innovation.
Thirst For Justice
Thirst for Justice, by Maude Barlow.
Privatization of Bolivia's water supply fails in the face of
protest, and a local coallition takes on water
distribution.
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