January 2012
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Jan 25th
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“An account of the spectacular end of that nearly $4 million drone in November...”
– TomDispatch on the hidden costs of military drones, or, why robotic warfare is bound to crash and burn. Keep reading …
Jan 25th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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House Kills SOPA →
infoneer-pulse: In a surprise move today, Representative Eric Cantor(R-VA) announced that he will stop all action on SOPA, effectively killing the bill. This move was most likely due to several things. One of those things is that SOPA and PIPA met huge online protest against the bills. Another reason would be that the White House threatened to veto the bill if it had passed. However, it isn’t...
Jan 16th
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How Doctors Choose to Die
Doctors have the very best medical care at their fingertips. They read journals that publish the latest medical findings; they know the most up-to-date treatments for various ailments and diseases; they might even play golf with a top surgeon or two. And yet, when faced with death, many physicians forgo intensive medical treatment. Doctors “don’t die like the rest of us,” writes Ken Murray...
Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Pregnant and Fired
It’s always a little heart-wrenching when an expectant mother loses her job. Being in the “pregnant and fired” position myself, I can attest that my news has elicited a lot of handwringing from family and friends. (Okay, so “fired” is an exaggeration. I’m just laid off, along with all my Utne Reader colleagues as we watch our beloved magazine close down its Minneapolis office and move south to...
Jan 10th
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“My resolution for 2012 is to be naïve—dangerously naïve.”
– Environmentalist Bill McKibben on taking a drastically stripped-down approach to the flow of money in U.S. Congressional politics. Keep reading …
Jan 9th
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“True leadership requires conviction. Conviction demands courage, and courage is...”
– Utne Reader editor-in-chief David Schimke on leading with conviction, a quality that—he argues—President Barack Obama has not displayed in regard to global human rights. Keep reading …
Jan 9th
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Jan 6th
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“I’ve been having a hard time reading books and finishing movies. I click through...”
– The intro to Aaron Lake Smith’s excellent essay on what we all lose by giving ourselves to the digital world. Granted, this is not a new topic, but written with flare and honesty. Keep reading …
Jan 6th
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