Category Archives: Politics

Hoping

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Yaacov

Another couple more links about where change comes from. Johann Hari’s essay entitled “We’ve forgotten the force which really drives political change“

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Forget Shorter Showers

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Yaacov

So you recycle, you turn the lights off when you leave the room, you compost, you don’t idle your car and you take shorter showers. If everyone follows your example, would that fix the environmental problems of the world? Derrick … Continue reading →

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Pakistani Refugees

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Yaacov

The Globe’s Stephanie Nolen has two tremendous articles about the refugees from the war in Pakistan. The first article discusses how families are inviting refugee families to share their homes. The second examines the effects the displacement is having on … Continue reading →

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Iceland’s Financial Crisis

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Yaacov

Vanity Fair has an interesting article about how Iceland became a global financial power in five short years and then bankrupted itself in the financial crisis this past fall.

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Who won in Iran?

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Yaacov

I’m not a fan of Ahmadinejad, but I have to admit that the authors of this article have a point. Other than Ahmadinejad’s large margin of victory, is there evidence of vote rigging? Update: An American scholar studying electoral fraud has … Continue reading →

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