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Israel's Murder of Rachel Corrie - Ten Years On 17 Mar 2013 | 02:27 am
It is ten years today since the brutal and unnecessary death of Rachel Corrie, an American student, at the hands of the Israel Defense Force (IDF). I am reposting this note from my blog World Impusle ...
Happy New Year 1 Jan 2013 | 11:19 am
Wishing everyone a happy new year. Hey 2012, called you cab... now be outta here by midnight. Good to see the old year off. Hoping it was a "bottom," and that things will look-up from here. But I'd be...
It Is time To Let Israel Stand On Its Own 20 Nov 2012 | 11:10 am
Editor's note: this article was first posted in Feb. 2009 on "World Impulse," the author's foreign affairs blog. Regrettably, it is even more relevant today. Today, Amnesty International called for ...
Wealth? What Wealth? 3 Oct 2012 | 02:59 am
"In 2011, the six heirs to the Walmart empire commanded wealth of almost $70 billion, which is equivalent to the wealth of the entire bottom 30 percent of US society. There has been no improvement in ...
Untitled 13 Sep 2012 | 12:51 am
Wow. A newly released animated short created for Sigur Ros. That is all... Seraph from Sigur Rós Valtari Mystery Films on Vimeo.
The Sami People - Northern Europe's Indigenous Tribes 20 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Music and ethno-musicology constitute about half of the content in this blog. The author has spent a lifetime exploring unique and often inaccessible musical traditions. From the Ladino music of forme...
Corruption - It's A New Plague 10 Aug 2012 | 04:53 am
I came across this point-on video recently and deemed it totally worth sharing. We need to escalate the urgency of this conversation - as we grapple with increasing evidence of endemic corruption at e...
Is The NSA Spying On American Citizens? 7 Apr 2012 | 08:50 am
Just a few days ago, the proverbial feces hit the fan. Wired Magazine, in a stellar piece of investigative reporting, revealed a treasure-trove of information regarding the NSA's new Utah spy center, ...
Hiromi Uehara - A Musical Wonder 5 Apr 2012 | 10:01 am
Recently, I've been listening a lot to Hiromi Uehara and her band. The jazz world has a new piano master, and she's really a lot of fun. Born in Japan in 1979, Uehara began her musical education at ag...
The President's Message to Planned Parenthood 31 Mar 2012 | 01:31 pm
I am the father of two daughters, a former RN, and a long-time feminist. I have had the privilege of serving on the board of directors of Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwest Oregon; Planne...
