In Iceland, Unlike U.S., Democracy Defeats the Banksters
Published by Yes! Magazine on March 10, 2010
In a symbolic decision, democracy trumps capital as Icelanders say “no” to big bank bailouts.
by John Nichols
What if Americans had been asked whether they wanted to bail out big bankers and Wall Street speculators?
How many would have voted “no”?
A measure of patriotism feeds the hope that they would have [...]
Four Acres and Independence – A Self-Sufficient Farmstead
Watch this Thursday at 7:00 pm and next Tuesday at 3:30 pm on Nevada County Television (Channel 11), or simulcast on the internet.
by Janaia Donaldson
Take a tour, accompanied by curious sheep, of Mark Cooper’s self-sufficient small farm in Rough and Ready. Over several years, he transformed a rundown house and hillsides covered with berry brambles [...]
Good Morning Sun!
The sun is beautiful after the snow.
Smell This
Emgold announced in a March 4, 2010 press release that it is offering its creditors the “opportunity” to convert debt Emgold owes them into Emgold stocks, which have continued to fall in price (from 35 cents/share Canadian just after consolidation in December to 25 cents today) …
Read full story here.
Benefit Concert for Woolman and the Peace Center
BENEFIT CONCERT
for
Woolman Semester
and
Peace and Justice Center of Nevada County
ABOUT EMMA’S REVOLUTION
With hauntingly beautiful harmonies and powerful acoustic instrumentals that deliver the energy and strength of their convictions, emma’s revolution writes songs that become traditions. “Peace, Salaam, Shalom” is sung around the world and has been called the “anthem of the anti-war movement.” Their song, “If I [...]
Giving Nature Constitutional Rights
Published by Yes! Magazine on March 2, 2010
Simply regulating pollution will never really stop it. Mari Margil of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund discusses why we need a fundamental change in the way we use law to protect nature.
The environmental movement, with its army of professional advocates, lawyers, grassroots campaigners, and dedicated funders, has [...]
Want the Good Life? Your Neighbors Need It, Too
Published by Yes! Magazine on March 4, 2010
by Brooke Jarvis
New research shows that, among developed countries, the healthiest and happiest aren’t those with the highest incomes but those with the most equality. Epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson discusses why.
We live in a world of deep inequality, and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. [...]
Court’s Campaign Money Ruling Is a Red Herring
by Jane Anne Morris
Before running off trying to counter the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), we ought to sort out what this decision does and does not do.
The Citizens United decision does make our democracy theme park a little worse, the way having an atomic bomb dropped on [...]
Good Argument for Socialized Medicine
How do the countries of the rest of the industrialized world manage to provide health care for all of their citizens for 9 or 10 percent of GDP while the United States spent 17.3 percent of GDP in 2009, and is on track — even with the current proposals under consideration — to reach as [...]
Can Avatars Change the Way We Think and Act?
Reprinted from Stanford News Service
Experiences in virtual worlds such as video games and online communities can influence our behavior in the real world, says Stanford researcher Jesse Fox. Avatars can change the way we exercise or eat, or the way we view women.
By Christine Blackman
If you saw a digital image of yourself running on a [...]
