Graphic Artists Guild - Advocacy Letter

Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:35 PM EDT (the graphic artist's guild)

The contest website reads: "Obama For America is seeking poster submissions from artists across the country illustrating why we support President Obama's plan to create jobs now, and why we'll re-elect him to continue fighting for jobs for the next four years."

politics

Playing With Fire - by Lee Smith > Tablet Magazine - A New Read on Jewish Life

Seeded on Mon Aug 2, 2010 2:47 AM EDT (tabletmag.com)

Anti-semitism for fun and profit in a difficult economy. /sarcasm.

israel, religion, jewish, anti-semitism, enough

Non-violence cannot tackle terrorism: Dalai Lama

Seeded on Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:00 AM EST ()

Seeded by krishna-167929 (Clipped by Irene-498401)

"New Delhi: The Dalai Lama, a lifelong champion of non-violence candidly stated that terrorism cannot be tackled by applying the principle of ahimsa because the minds of terrorists are closed.

bush, india, terrorism, world-news, dalai-lama, jihad, tibet, islamic-extremism, non-violence

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Privacy Issue Complicates Push to Link Medical Data - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:26 AM EST (The New York Times)

Ok, everybody raise your hands if you want government, insurance companies, nosy employees, not to mention all those health care workers who can now decide your health needs violate their personal religious views and deny them if they feel like it --- to see your medical data.

privacy, government, us-news

For Craft Sales, the Recession Is a Help - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:46 AM EST (The New York Times)

Business is booming in the arts and crafts industry. It's strangely exciting that people are making things themselves, and buying things that people have made individually, instead of mass produced in factories.

business, DIY, creative, crafts

Op-Ed Columnist - Raising the World's I.Q. - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:23 AM EST (The New York Times)

Travelers to Africa and Asia all have their favorite forms of foreign aid to "make a difference." One of mine is a miracle substance that is cheap and actually makes people smarter.

food, health, foreign-aid, iq, micronutrient

Mind - Standing in Someone Else's Shoes, Almost for Real - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Dec 3, 2008 3:26 PM EST (The New York Times)

Now, neuroscientists have shown that they can make this experience physical, creating a "body swapping" illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques.

technology, reality, brain, relationships, illusion, psychotherapy, out-of-body

You're Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy? - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:35 PM EST (The New York Times)

"For the last 50 years, Americans have worried about the privacy of the individual in the computer age. But new technologies have become so powerful that protecting individual privacy may no longer be the only issue.

business, privacy, surveillance, data-mining, reality-mining

Liberal vs Conservative

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:25 PM EDT ()

The author of this website,a Canadian, Patrick Sean O'Sullivan, and also the author of a new book called, "An Introduction to Ideology," makes an argument that Conservatives are Liberals, and visa versa. Where the disagreement lies is not in principle, but in interpretation.

politics, liberal, left-wing, conservative, right-wing, ideology, moderates, centrists

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