By Gary Gardner and Jenna Banning Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute. Entire sets of assumptions, beliefs, and practices will need to be overturned if the United States is to build a sustainable economy in the decades ahead, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute, Creating Sustainable Prosperity in the United States: The Need […]
Rickie Fowler’s Girlfriend Alexandra Browne In Public Eye
Rickie Fowler‘s girlfriend Alexandra Browne, daughter of PGA Tour star Olin Browne, is getting a lot of attention as the golf star gains prominence and celebrity. 21-year-old golf pro Rickie Fowler is bringing fresh glamour to the game, thanks to his "Hollywood looks and an electric game," according to Golf.com. The site also called Rickie […]
The Top Six Blog Sites Referenced By Web-masters
The Top Six Blog Sites Referenced By Web-masters 1) Vox If new to blogging, then Vox may be a great choice, providing templates to use for your blog, as well as being easy to understand and easy to use. For the more experienced bloggers, and those that wish to customize to their own tastes, Vox […]
Who Will Lead New Orleans?
Update: Mitch Landrieu has been elected Mayor of New Orleans. In 1960, Moon Landrieu, a young state representative from uptown New Orleans, had a difficult decision to make. The state legislature was about to vote on the future of New Orleans schools and desegregation. Landrieu was no civil rights activist, but had grown to understand […]
Brazil’s National Program for Human Rights
The recently released third edition of the National Program for Human Rights (PNDH-3) has met with a storm of criticism from many different sectors of society, and even from members of the president’s own cabinet. The project comprises reform in amnesty law, abortion, same-sex civil union, media regulation and land reform, in addition to a […]
The Web and the Spread of Indigenous Knowledge
At first glance, the relationship between indigenous knowledge and the Internet seems fraught. Indigenous knowledge provides a distinct set of beliefs, practices and representations avidly tied to place; the internet lauds itself for erasing boundaries and borders. On one hand, the traditions encapsulated in indigenous knowledge are culturally unique, using local understanding to solve local […]
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