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A Vote for More War: States and Congressional Districts

I've pointed to the fantastic work of the National Priorities Project before, but they're getting a lot more attention these days. This is in part because people are so utterly fed up with the Iraq War and in part because of the way in which they have broken down the numbers. Take a look to see what the war is costing in your district and what it could buy if our national priorities were more in line with those of civil society. Posted: 9/3/07; 10:52:18 PM #

UN Sends Text Messages Alerting Iraqis in Syria to Food Program
	Obviously, there are a great many opportunities for humanitarian use of mobile messaging that we haven't yet begun to tap. But it's encouraging to read that the UN Sends Text Messages Alerting Iraqis in Syria to Food Program. Posted: 9/3/07; 10:46:06 PM #

Americans Who Tell the Truth

Robert Shetterly's portraits of Americans Who Tell the Truth are an inspiration. I still remember fondly my days as a lobbyist, when I realized how easily legislators could be embarrassed by the truth and how much power that gave the people, so long as a little bit of media was still honest. Although civil society has gotten as caught up in spin as many of our institutions, I believe our moral core is well represented by the people in these portraits. (The first page alone: Rachel Carson, Ralph Ellison, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Howard Zinn, Mother Jones, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez , Chief Joseph Hinmaton Yalektit, Dorothea Lange, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Emma Goldman.) I encourage you to look among these 108 paintings and quotations and find those truth tellers that speak best to the history of your organization's mission. Posted: 9/3/07; 10:29:52 PM #