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The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008 By Robert Weissman, Multinational Monitor The financial meltdown and economic crisis illustrated that corporations will destroy even themselves in search of profit. Read more »   Living the Good Life on $5,000 a Year By Kevin O'Connor, Rutland Herald Today's global financial cloud got you feeling gray? Vermonter Jim Merkel sees a silver lining. Read more »   Worried About Thanksgiving Fights with Right-Wing Family Members? By Sara Robinson, Blog for Our Future How to counter 10 of the most common myths conservatives believe about progressives. Read more »   How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth By Herve Kempf, Chelsea Green Publishing We've got to think about our choices for the future collectively, seeking cooperation rather than competition. Read more »   The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System's Broken By William Greider, The Nation No more free money from Washington. No more masters of the universe. No more business as usual. Time for a banking holiday. Read more »   Can George W. Bush 'Self-Pardon' Himself? By Stephen M Brown, AlterNet There's no definitive legal consensus on whether a president can pardon himself. But Bush may well give the theorists an answer. Read more »   Enough of 'Barbituate' Left Cynicism, Obama Is a Victory over White Supremacy By Tim Wise, Red Room We don't need the "everything sucks" analysis; Obama has mobilized millions of activists and that energy is looking for an outlet. Read more »   Surprise: Cops Who Get Tasered Really Don't Like It By Digby, Hullabaloo Apparently some police officers have a bone to pick with Taser International Inc. Read more »   Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama's Advertising? By Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now! In a fascinating speech, Chomsky warns, "Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below." Read more »   Meditation May Protect Your Brain By Michael Haederle, Miller-McCune.com Research is confirming the medicinal effects that advocates have long claimed for meditation. Read more »

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WORDS OF WISDOM from Sarah Ban Breathnach

There is some of the same fitness in a man's building his own house that there is in a bird's building its own nest. Who knows but if men constructed their dwellings with their own hands, and provided food for themselves and families simply and honestly enough, the poetic faculty would be universally developed, as birds universally sing when they are so engaged? ~ Henry David Thoreau   Compliments of Debra Lynn Dadd DLD Communications about these quotations Debra's List ~ 100s of links to 1000s of nontoxic, natural & earthwise products Home Safe Home ~ how to identify and eliminate toxic exposures in your home Free Newsletters ~ website update, natural sweetener recipes, words of wisdom, and more... Debra's Bookstore ~ recommended reading on health and the environment MCS Recovery ~ resources for recovery from multiple chemical sensitivities Sweet Savvy ~ how to choose and use natural sweetners (lots of recipes) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The new, revised, edition of Home Safe Home is now available in bookstores nationwide. Home Safe Home tells what toxic chemicals are generally found in specific household products of all types, and safe solutions you can buy or make at home. It's different from other books on toxic chemicals because the focus really is what you can do to protect yourself and your family and create a healthy home. I bring over twenty years of research and personal real-life experience to this book. * More information * 10 Simple, Inexpensive Things You Can Do To Reduce Household Toxics * How Toxic is Your Home? Quiz (excerpt from the book) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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WORDS OF WISDOM from Aldo Leopold

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. ~ Aldo Leopold   Compliments of Debra Lynn Dadd DLD Communications about these quotations Debra's List ~ 100s of links to 1000s of nontoxic, natural & earthwise products Home Safe Home ~ how to identify and eliminate toxic exposures in your home Free Newsletters ~ website update, natural sweetener recipes, words of wisdom, and more... Debra's Bookstore ~ recommended reading on health and the environment MCS Recovery ~ resources for recovery from multiple chemical sensitivities Sweet Savvy ~ how to choose and use natural sweetners (lots of recipes) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The new, revised, edition of Home Safe Home is now available in bookstores nationwide. Home Safe Home tells what toxic chemicals are generally found in specific household products of all types, and safe solutions you can buy or make at home. It's different from other books on toxic chemicals because the focus really is what you can do to protect yourself and your family and create a healthy home. I bring over twenty years of research and personal real-life experience to this book. * More information * 10 Simple, Inexpensive Things You Can Do To Reduce Household Toxics * How Toxic is Your Home? Quiz (excerpt from the book) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Mastermind Staged Mumbai Attacks? | Will Obama's Big Plan Save Us? | Why We Love Sexy Vampires

Headlines Newsletter November 29th, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

Obama Takes Charge -- Will He Bail Out America? By Joshua Holland, AlterNet While we deliberate major economic transformation, there are good ideas waiting on the shelf that Obama can green light right now. Read more »   Did a Criminal Mastermind Stage the Mumbai Nightmare? By Yoichi Shimatsu, New America Media The Mumbai attacks carry the signature of Ibrahim Dawood, a Indian living in Pakistan and former crime boss turned self-styled avenger. Read more »   Treated Like a Terrorist by the DMV By Dave Lindorff, Smirking Chimp The author tries to renew his drivers license and runs afoul of the catch-a-terrorist system in the DMV. Read more »   Love Bites: What Sexy Vampires Tell Us About Our Culture By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check Pop culture vampires have always reflected cultural anxieties about sex. "Twilight", the new teen box office blockbuster, is no exception. Read more »   5 Great Progressive Columnists' Advice and Ideas on the Coming Obama Era AlterNet Amy Goodman, Sean Gonsalves, Robert Scheer, David Sirota and Norm Solomon on what kind of White House Obama will create. Read more »   The Average Household Spent $1,760 on Christmas in 2007 -- Here's One Way to Cut Back By Stan Cox, CounterPunch Christmas after Christmas, polls show that clothing, the most popular present among givers, is ranked as the 'most disappointing gift.' Read more »   As Crisis Mounts, Ecuador Declares Foreign Debt Illegitimate and Illegal By Daniel Denvir, AlterNet A special debt audit commission released a report charging that much of Ecuador's foreign debt was illegitimate or illegal. Read more »   Why Is Lou Dobbs Minimizing the Impact of Hate Crimes? By Heidi Beirich, Hate Watch Dobbs got nervous after a news conference on link between the rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric and hate crimes against Latinos. Read more »   Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives By Doron Taussig, Washington Monthly The rules of the digital era aren't clear, even to the generation that has grown up in it. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Florida Lawyer Slaps a Cop, Gets Tasered By Digby, Hullabaloo A lawyer was stunned with a Taser twice this afternoon after he became upset at a Tampa Code Enforcement Board meeting Read more »   Is Chris 'Hardball' Matthews Gearing Up for a Senate Run? By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly "Chris Matthews, it appears, is in." Read more »

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WORDS OF WISDOM from Benjamin Franklin

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade? ~ Benjamin Franklin   Compliments of Debra Lynn Dadd DLD Communications about these quotations Debra's List ~ 100s of links to 1000s of nontoxic, natural & earthwise products Home Safe Home ~ how to identify and eliminate toxic exposures in your home Free Newsletters ~ website update, natural sweetener recipes, words of wisdom, and more... Debra's Bookstore ~ recommended reading on health and the environment MCS Recovery ~ resources for recovery from multiple chemical sensitivities Sweet Savvy ~ how to choose and use natural sweetners (lots of recipes) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The new, revised, edition of Home Safe Home is now available in bookstores nationwide. Home Safe Home tells what toxic chemicals are generally found in specific household products of all types, and safe solutions you can buy or make at home. It's different from other books on toxic chemicals because the focus really is what you can do to protect yourself and your family and create a healthy home. I bring over twenty years of research and personal real-life experience to this book. * More information * 10 Simple, Inexpensive Things You Can Do To Reduce Household Toxics * How Toxic is Your Home? Quiz (excerpt from the book) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Radical Solutions for a Crazy Economy | 100 Words for Obama's First 100 Days | Why We Must Prosecute Bush's War Crimes!

Headlines Newsletter November 28th, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

If Obama Doesn't Prosecute Bush's Torture Team, We'll Pay a Big Price Down the Road By Liliana Segura, AlterNet Obama isn't likely to pursue torture atrocities during the Bush era, but this is one problem you simply can't wish away. Read more »   What's Your Vision in 100 Words for Obama's First 100 Days? AlterNet Contribute your one hundred word essay laying out your hopes for Obama's first one hundred days to be published on AlterNet. Read more »   Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama's Advertising? By Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now! In a fascinating speech, Chomsky warns, "Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below." Read more »   Radical Solutions for a Crazy Economic Crisis By Nouriel Roubini, Forbes The fight against deflation has to be unorthodox. Read more »   Rumsfeld's Attempts to Rewrite Himself on the Right Side of History Are Laughable By Gary Brecher, AlterNet The failed defense secretary pens a historical cover-up on Iraq and reveals more wild stupidity with his advice on Afghanistan. Read more »   Mumbai Attacks: 'If You Go After the Wrong People, You Convert Moderates into Extremists' CNN Deepak Chopra argues for a cool-headed response, saying that this is "Obama's opportunity to actually harness the help of the Muslims." Read more »   Economic Downturn Hits Women the Hardest By Brittany Schell, One World Women are being disproportionately affected by the U.S. mortgage crisis and economic plunge. Read more »   Obama's Budget Head Would Cut Social Security By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive Peter Orszag, Barack Obama's choice to head the budget office, is on record favoring a reduction in Social Security benefits. Read more »   "Milk": We Need Him Now More Than Ever By Matt Budd, Huffington Post Harvey Milk inspired hundreds of thousands of people in his lifetime. The new film "Milk" will let him reach millions more. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Hate Filled Crazies Get Out-Protested in Oregon By General JC Christian, Jesus' General "God Hates You" signs countered with "Jesus Loves Everyone" signs. "Fags are Beasts" countered with "Fags are Sexy Beasts." Read more »   How to Tart Up Your Infant By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet For a start, dress them up like a tiny prostitute. Read more »

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