August 2010
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I learned the word “solidaridad” before “solidarity.”
This is because the first time I encountered solidarity I was in Costa Rica. I was reminded of this today when I called my host family for the very first time since I left last December. It was painful for all this time to think back and remember them. I loved them but talking to them would bring back all the feelings...
Beck: U.S. Has 'Wandered In Darkness' Too Long →
Many in the crowd watched the proceedings on large television screens. On the edges of the Mall, vendors sold “Don’t Tread on Me” flags, popular with tea party activists. Other activists distributed fliers urging voters “dump Obama.” The pamphlet included a picture of the president with a Hitler-style mustache.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, leading the civil rights...
Love the quick profit, the annual raise,
vacation with pay. Want more
of everything ready-made. Be afraid
to know your neighbors and to die.
And you will have a window in your head.
Not even your future will be a mystery
any more. Your mind will be punched in a card
and shut away in a little drawer.
When they want you to buy something
they will call you. When they want you
to die for...
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“The time has come to think more wisely, hasn’t it?”
– Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama (via reluctantbuddha)
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40 U.S. Billionaires Pledge Half Of Wealth To... →
Forty U.S. billionaires pledged Wednesday to give at least half of their wealth to charity — either during their lifetimes or after death.
That could be a big boost to nonprofits, which have suffered from the recent economic downturn.
The list of those taking the pledge includes some of the nation’s wealthiest individuals: Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffett, T. Boone Pickens,...
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