The Israeli Navy has killed and wounded dozens of brave humanitarian aid activists who were aboard ships that were carrying humanitarian aid to the 1.5 million people in Gaza who are living under an Israeli-imposed siege. Even after strong and widespread international condemnation, Israel still holds that it acted well within its rights and did [...]
Saturday, December 19, 2009
My almost annual list of ten good things about the waning year has never before posed such a tremendous challenge. In the face of this challenge, I decided to try a minimalist thought experiment, blocking out the many baneful events that colored 2009, and instead seeking out the small, yet powerfully bright notes to inspire [...]
Friday, December 4, 2009
Here lie the dashed hopes, concerns, crushed dreams and disappointments of nearly 2,000 Americans. They made it to the inbox of White House officials through our handy dandy tool. 30 minutes after sending the alert we received a call from the White House. Read Jodie Evans’ report of it here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My daughter (15) and [...]
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Today, on the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, the Senate passed the 2010 Defense Budget with 93 yays to 7 nays. The bill allocates $128 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This does not include any amounts allocated by additional war supplemental bills. To date, we have already spent over [...]
Friday, August 21, 2009
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