January 2011
12 posts
The Organic Elite Surrenders to Monsanto: What... →
A note from the Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Community Must Come Out Swinging at... →
The problem with the unrestricted deregulating of GE crops is that the dangers of contamination are permanent and irreversible. Whereas Congress has enacted other legislation to correct and reverse past transgressions, for instance the Clean Air Act and clean water legislation, a “clean crop act” would never be able to undo the damage and losses caused by GE crops. Therefore, the time to fight for...
ThinkProgress » How The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce’s... →
U.S. Approves Planting of Genetically Modified... →
Countering Stress and Depression | The Office of... →
Taking a realistic view and cultivating a proper motivation can also shield you against feelings of fear and anxiety. If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, if you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively with less fear or worry, not being afraid of what others think...
For Law School Graduates, Debts if Not Job Offers... →
“When even the secret police suggest that a measure goes too far, elected panels...”
– Israel’s Move to Right: Too Far Even for Conservatives? - TIME
WatchWalking on Eggshells: Borrowing Culture in the Remix Age | Brain Pickings
Voters Say Election Full of Misleading and False... →
“While we do not have data to make a clear comparison to the past, this high level of misinformation and the fact that voters perceived a higher than usual level of false and misleading information, suggests that the increased flow of money into political advertising may have contributed to a higher level of misinformation.”
WatchThe Do Lectures | Maggie Doyne Most people on a gap year are content with just seeing the world. And not to try and change it. But on her return, Maggie decided to start a home in Nepal with the aim to sustain and improve the quality of life for children of Nepal. Her next big goal is to to build a school for the children.
PAUL GRAHAM: "Photography is Easy, Photography is... →
It’s so difficult because it’s everywhere, every place, all the time, even right now. It’s the view of this pen in my hand as I write this, it’s an image of your hands holding this book, Drift your consciousness up and out of this text and see: it’s right there, across the room - there… and there. Then it’s gone. You didn’t photograph it, because you didn’t think it was...
“life’s single lesson: that there is more accident to it than a man can admit to...”