Is it any surprise that we Americans treat animals and the natural world so badly, given the way we treat even our own cherished children? This week there were two grim news stories illustrating the callousness of American society towards its young adults. The first was a disturbing column by Nicholas Kristof revealing to the [...]
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America, land of the brain-damaged and debt-enslaved
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on April 26, 2012
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/america-land-of-the-brain-damaged-and-debt-enslaved/
Give mothers the respect–and the financial compensation–they deserve
It truly is disheartening to hear a supposedly progressive woman proclaim that a fulltime mother “never worked a day in her life.” Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen deserves all the flack she’s been getting since she made that statement yesterday on national media. On the other hand, it’s also disheartening to see how the male-dominated Democratic [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on April 13, 2012
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/give-mothers-the-respect-and-the-financial-compensation-they-deserve/
Occupying Leadership: What will it take to accomplish real change?
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher and Jamphel Yeshi, the young Tibetan monk who set himself on fire last week, are more alike than might first meet the eye. DeChristopher, one of the founders of the group Peaceful Uprising, took direct action to disrupt the sale of wilderness to mining companies in a closed Federal auction. He [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on March 31, 2012
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/occupying-leadership-what-will-it-take-to-accomplish-real-change/
Occupy Health–Our Planet’s, Our Own–this May Day
It doesn’t take a genius to understand the premise of the new health care law, which is that all Americans should buy health insurance so that the healthy can help subsidize the sick. I don’t hear anyone whining about the fact that we are all required to buy car insurance, even though many of us, [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on March 26, 2012
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/occupy-health-our-planets-our-own-this-may-day/
Women Must Stand Up For Peace & Security
A deranged soldier, armed with gun and knife, walks off the base into the nearby small town, and massacres 16 people, including 9 children. No, it’s not the plot of the latest Schwarzenegger movie. It’s real life in Afghanistan. Or Oslo, Norway. Or Homs, Syria. Or the local high school or university in Anytown, USA. [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on March 14, 2012
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/women-must-stand-up-for-peace-security/
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