This is the first time I’ve done a second post on a given day, but the occasion warrants it. A bipartisan report from the Senate Armed Services Committee has made a strong case for bringing criminal charges against Administration officials for their decisions that led to the U.S. torture of prisoners, including at Abu Ghraib. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'bipartisan politics'
Cartwheels Of Joy
November 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · sustainability
In all my life I’ve never seen such open exuberance on the faces of middle-aged adults as I saw last night at Richard’s election party after Barack Obama was declared the next President of the United States. Of course, mine was one of those faces, and so was my husband Thor’s. Richard’s daughter Kate, 15, [...]
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Election Day: Mail-In Ballots Rock
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments · energy, health & well being
Exactly four years ago on the first Tuesday in November I was on the #15 bus here on Belmont in Southeast Portland — going nowhere. Traffic was standing still. And we never have traffic jams on SE Belmont. I was late to my breakfast meeting at Zells Cafe, but at least my bus driver was [...]
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Cleaner, Greener Lives in Oregon
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · energy, politics, transportation
Governor Kulongoski of Oregon, my home state, has stated a vision of combating global warming with both a state economy and general Oregon lifestyle that is cleaner and greener than the rest of the nation. “Climate change is the most important environmental and economic issue of our time,” Governor Kulongoski said (the added emphasis is [...]
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The Critical Vote
October 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · sustainability
Research shows that the body politic is not just a phrase: our physiological wiring can influence how we vote. People who support heavy military spending, wiretapping etc. are more likely to startle easily at loud noises and threatening images. The wiring of our bodies affects our desire for protection, and therefore our politics. Now, I [...]
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