Power worship blurs political judgment because it leads, almost unavoidably, to the belief that present trends will continue.
Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.
~ George Orwell
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. ~ Eric Hoffer
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Posted: 18 Feb 2014 09:16 AM PST
18 February 2014
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Neil Young has been referred to as “Rocktivist Lifer” and he recently
headlined the “Honour the Treaties” Tour supporting the Athabasca
Chipewyan First Nations in their legal fight against the Tar Sands.
During that tour it was announced that Neil Young would be playing in
Apartheid Israel on July 17. Today we are asking Neil Young to support
the indigenous people of Palestine and “Honour the Boycott!”
In 2005, more than 170
grassroots Palestinian organizations called for a global campaign of
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the State of Israel. The
BDS campaign, including a cultural boycott, demands that Israel
recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to
self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international
law.
The View From South America
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Forest Stewardship Council certification does not guarantee reduced forest carbon emissions
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:56 AM PST
A
recent study in East Kalimantan revealed no difference in carbon
emissions between Forest Stewardship Council certified logging
operations and conventional logging concessions. This has potentially
huge implications for REDD. “Sustainable management of forest” is one of
the “plus” parts of REDD as agreed in December 2010 in Cancun.
“Sustainable … read more
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Israeli plan would add 35 isolated West Bank settlements to new 'national priorities map':
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Netanyahu plays antisemitic card:
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