Featured Articles: May 2011 Activism and Politics

May 25, 2011
Last week the American public was treated to an amazing amount of hype about the so-called "Rapture" predicted by a self-styled evangelical prophet named Harold Camping.
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May 25, 2011
Whether or not you beleive that human carbon output is directly linked to climate change, one fact most people would agree on is that the world is round and not flat.
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May 23, 2011
Dear Harry (can I call you that? I feel like we’ve grown pretty familiar in the last 17 years you’ve been predicting the Rapture would occur),
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May 18, 2011
I just read Ethan's post, The Well-Adjusted Nazi and Buddhist Practice and thought immediatley about Herb Kohl, a progressive educator whose book, "I Won't Learn from You:" and Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment, I return...
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May 11, 2011
  This week I am thinking about Mèxico. Not the place where we may have attended a Yoga or meditation retreat or relaxed at a resort for a few days. I appreciate that version of Mexico and I practice tolerance of how we Americans...
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May 5, 2011
Maybe you’re one of the 80,000 people who’ve already watched Minnesota Rep. Steve Simon’s speech in that state’s legislature, which is considering a ban on same-sex marriage. It’s worth checking out.
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by Brian
May 4, 2011
This week, IDP Prison Project Coordinator Michael Carey interviews Kinloch C Walpole Abbot of the Gateless Gate Zen Center in Gainesville Florida. They discuss Kinloch's involvement with the prison population including his work facilitating...
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by ellen s
May 3, 2011
Tilapia is one of the most popular fish on our dishes in the United States. But eating tilapia might not be good for you. The American Heart Association recommends we eat fish twice a week. But tilapia may not be the one to eat. Is tilapia...
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