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The One Man Village by Simon El Habre
2009-02-16 16:01:00 The One Man Village - TrailerSource: www.youtube.comA Feature Documentary by Simon El Habre Semaan is a farmer leading a quiet life, in the small village of Aïn El Halazoun, in the Lebanese mountains. He wakes up at the crack of dawn, tends to his cows and other animals and prepares the produce he will sell at the marketDuring the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), Aïn el Halazoun was completely
Spiritual Healing Around the World
2009-02-16 15:48:00 Spiritual Healing Around the World - Photo Essays - TIME Source: www.time.comAcross countries and faiths, the devout believe the power of the spirit can heal the ills of the flesh. More About: Spiritual , Around the world , The World
Civilian Deaths Stain US Military Support in Uganda
2009-02-07 16:01:00 The troops did not seal off the rebels’ escape routes or deploy soldiers to many of the nearby towns where the rebels slaughtered people in churches and even tried to twist off toddlers’ heads. - from NY Times I was sick at heart to have read that a US-aided military mission in Uganda has resulted in a killing spree unleashed upon innocent civilians in nearby villages. The civilians were targets More About: Military , Support , Deaths , US Military
USPSA - Obama’s Peace Corps?
2009-01-28 23:43:00 The the U.S. Public Service Academy [USPSA] has found a new home for communication on Twitter.com. Things seem to be happening very fast right now for Chris Myers Asch who, according to a January 6th article in the NY Times, "with no money, contacts or obvious qualifications, [..] quit his job three years ago at a Mississippi after-school program and started a campaign to create a civilian More About: Peace , Peace Corps
"Tear Down This Myth" by Will Bunch [Preview]
2009-01-28 08:24:00 If the Reagan legacy has been a sacred cow for conservative ideologues these last twenty years or so, its near-mythical essence - after having been intelligently de-boned and stripped by Will Bunch in his new book - is seen in reality as more fast-food ground patty than juicy Ruth's Chris Porterhouse. Let's face it - a lot more hamburgers have been served to Americans under Golden Arches than More About: Preview , Tear , Myth
See Yourself at the Inauguration
2009-01-27 22:26:00 This is really cool. Click on the photo below and, if you were anywhere near the Mall on Inauguration Day, you'll see yourself. (Use the tools on the left).
Forbes List of 25 Most Influential Liberals in US Media
2009-01-23 17:36:00 Romenesko is linking Forbes ' list of The 25 most influential liberals in U.S. media. According to Forbes, Paul Krugman is Number One. I'm wondering: Where on earth is Steven Colbert? Here they are from #25 (listed first) to #1 (last in order): Michael Pollan [25], Kurt Andersen, Kevin Drum, Ezra Klein, James Fallows, Gerald Seib [20], Andrew Sullivan, Glenn Greenwald, Hendrick Hertzberg, More About: Liberals , Media , List
Israel Palestine - Fourth UN School Hit - Saudi Prince Warns US
2009-01-23 16:04:00 Juan Cole is reporting that Israel has hit yet another UN school before ceasing fire. This will have been the fourth UN school to be shelled and, in this one, 1600 refugees were huddling from the airstrikes. More children are dead. Only two little boys dead - a small number, some may say. Ask their mothers how small. The rationalizing that so many are willing to do in order to defend Israeli More About: School , Palestine , Saudi , Prince
Gov Paterson Chooses Kirsten Gillibrand
2009-01-23 13:51:00 I'm pleased to know that Gov. David Paterson has chosen Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Senator Hillary Clinton. The new Sen. Gillibrand will not have to waste a second being brought up to speed on the unique and longstanding economic troubles that have plagued Upstate NY and that predate the current economic crisis by a good number of years. At a time when some voices are claiming that Upstate
America's Song [with Agape Choir as seen on Oprah]
2009-01-20 06:28:00 LINK to Oprah video from Kennedy Center More About: Song , Choir
Martin Luther King 1929-1968
2009-01-19 14:16:00 "Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it." Turning my thoughts to Martin Luther King : [Listen to] "I Have a Dream" speech - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. [Listen to] "We Must Work" - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. [Listen to] "We Shall Overcome" Jun 17 1966 – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Obama's Whistlestop Tour Begins
2009-01-17 20:57:00 Song of the Day: Love Train An Historic Ride Begins After a Speech in Philadelphia (video below) Photo: Reuters .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; More About: Tour
Vote NOW for Department Of Peace
2009-01-14 19:02:00 Got a message from Yoko Ono on Facebook this morning asking us to vote NOW for a Department of Peace : http://tinyurl.com/64r567 [change.org - "Appoint Secretary of Peace in Department of Peace and Non-Violence"] Please vote. More About: Vote
Innocence Speaks
2009-01-14 18:43:00 This video isn't about propaganda or ideology. It's a video about real effects of war on children who have many questions, as you can well imagine. The video was created by Rula Mughrabi, 26 year-old Jordanian woman who works at a microfinance organization in Jordan. More About: Innocence
Hillary Clinton's Confirmation Hearing
2009-01-13 18:14:00 Politico: Clinton to emphasize 'smart power': http://tinyurl.com/8rzruq OneCampaign: Hillary Clinton’s Remarks on Global Development http://tinyurl.com/8scafv Iddybud Journal: "Microlending: Obama's Mother a Founding Force" [Sept 13, 2008] - Sen. Clinton spoke about this in her confirmation hearing today http://tinyurl.com/8qh7ew Huffington Post/Ryan Grim: "..Clinton appeared to send a More About: Hearing , Confirmation
Your New Year Resolutions
2008-12-30 19:13:00 Although some jokingly say New Year resolutions only go in one Year and out the other, I like what Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has said about them:Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.What do you want to change about yourself in the coming year? Do More About: Resolutions
My Favorite Christmas YouTube Videos
2008-12-24 15:53:00 Merry Christmas . I created this one: More About: Videos , Youtube , Favorite
"Night Angel" - photo by Iddybud
2008-12-21 18:39:00 O sleep, we are beholden to thee, sleep; Thou bearest angels to us in the night, Saints out of heaven with palms. Seen by thy light Sorrow is some old tale that goeth not deep; Love is a pouting child. - Jean Ingelow, "Sleep" " Photo by Jude Nagurney Camwell" More About: Angel , Night
'Ownership Society' - A Cartoon by Iddybud
2008-12-21 17:47:00 I have a comment to make about an article in today's New York Times by Jo Becker, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and Stephen Labaton titled: "The Reckoning - White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire" [excerpt]:Mr. Bush says he will leave it to historians to analyze "what went right and what went wrong," as he put it in a speech last week to the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Bush said he was More About: Society , Cartoon
Leno Exposes Intellectual Bankruptcy of Norquist Crowd
2008-12-17 14:27:00 Grover Norquist , who has said that bipartisanship is equal to date rape, is still at it. He's expecting that billions of dollars can be cut from state and federal budgets while not proposing an end to the biggest money-sucker of all - the Iraq war. Norquist has led an anti-intellectual movement that has made "tax" a word to which leaders have developed a professional allergy. [So-called] More About: Leno , Bankruptcy , Intellectual , Crowd
"Worth the Fight" [Obama-Clinton 08]
2008-12-08 20:31:00 The strip below was inspired by a story I'd read at Kansas City.com (Be sure to use the arrow at the right) ~ Jude More About: Fight , Obama , Clinton , Worth
Tsunami by Jude Nagurney Camwell [poem]
2008-12-08 17:09:00 I'm just beginning to enjoy the pleasure of sharing some of my writing with others at Scribd. This is a poem I'd written just after the great tsunami of late 2004. It's hard to believe that it's been almost four years since the Great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and deadly tsunami. My prayers go out to all souls who were lost or who'd lost loved ones. Tsunami by Jude Nagurney Camwell [Poem ]
Ken Burns' Moving Speech at Gettysburg Ceremony
2008-12-02 20:05:00 "Of the People" by Dale Gallon Below you'll see a wonderful video [CSPAN] of a November 19th ceremony of remembrance on the 145th Anniversary of the Gettyburg Address. It's wonderful in its entirety if you have 50 minutes to spare, but if you're pressed for time, I'd recommend that you don't miss filmmaker and Founders Award winner Ken Burns ' moving speech which begins at 19:00. I promise it'll More About: Moving , Ceremony , Ken Burns , Speech
Jupiter & Venus Flirt With the Moon
2008-12-02 18:23:00 Jupiter & Venus Flirt With the Moon photo by Jude Nagurney Camwell More About: Jupiter , The Moon
On World AIDS Day 2008
2008-12-01 01:37:00 One third of pregnant women in South Africa have HIV by Annie Lennox, The Sun, UK - AIDS has claimed more than 25 million lives worldwide and an estimated 33.2 million people now live with the HIV virus. ... World AIDS Day: Address Needs of Drug Users - Ensure Access to HIV Prevention and Treatment Human Rights Watch - Governments around the world should adopt and expand needle and syringe More About: Aids , World Aids Day , 2008
A Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving
2008-11-26 22:58:00 This is a Thanksgiving prayer from my neighbors and friends, the Haudenosaunee people of Upstate New York. All photos are mine except those with which I credit others - and most of the photos are taken of the land that once belonged solely to the nations of the Haudenosaunee. When I walk the trails and forest paths, I can feel their spirits all around me. They were caretakers of the land, and we
Obama Announces His Economic Team Leaders
2008-11-25 20:47:00 Geithner, Summers among key economic team members announced today [Change.gov] The Team : Timothy Geithner Lawrence Summers Christina Romer Melody Barnes ... Inside the Transition: Meet Melody Barnes [change.gov] Others who've worked on the Obama transition Economic team: [Change.gov] TEAM MEMBERS Economics and International Trade Team CFTC, Mark Johnson; Department of the Treasury, Stephen More About: Leaders
Patriotism and Bailouts
2008-11-21 18:33:00 I was reading an article by Rev. Jim Wallis [Sojourners] about his prayers for the workers in his hometown of Detroit and the question came to mind: "What does patriotism mean when it comes to economics?" I recall a day, three decades ago, when a worker from Chrysler that I personally know refused to speak to my ex-husband because he'd bought a Subaru. Some younger people might say "How odd." More About: Patriotism
When You Come Home by Nora Eisenberg [Review]
More articles from this author:2008-11-10 14:36:00 "When You Come Home " by Nora Eisenberg Curbstone Press I clearly remember the night Operation Desert Storm was begun by the United States because I still have the journal I'd been keeping for my son, who was then a newborn in a borrowed handcrafted wooden swinging cradle. My baby boy slept in the cradle while Bernard Shaw and John Holliman hunkered down in their Baghdad hotel room reporting More About: Review 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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