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Queen of Hawaii demands independence from 'US occupiers'
"The United States is an illegal occupying force that should hand the 132 islands of Hawaii back to the monarchy overthrown more than a century ago, according to members of a Native Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
Jun 30, 2008, 4:59pm
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What We Can Learn From Buckminster Fuller
Sure, he's famous for giving us the geodesic dome - the super-lightweight building that gets stronger as it gets bigger - but Buckminster Fuller's legacy extends way beyond the soccer-ball structure. (Check out "The World Game" which shows there really are enough resources for the planet!)
Jun 28, 2008, 5:40pm
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Warming Seats at the Hague - John Howard and War Crimes
"The candidates as potential bench warmers for the Hague dock (The International Criminal Court) are of course, President George W. Bush, and ex-Prime Ministers Tony Blair (Britain) and John Howard (Australia), an Anglo-centric, some might even say Anglospheric cabal that is now receiving the attention of innovative jurists and enterprising activists.
Jun 26, 2008, 12:34pm
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There is a smart drug - it's called breast milk
Johann Hari: "Imagine if today, scientists discovered a drug that could save 13 per cent of all the babies who currently die. Now imagine that drug also made your baby cleverer - and dramatically slashed her chances of developing heart disease, diabetes, leukaemia, asthma or obesity as an adult. Oh: and imagine it was free.
Jun 19, 2008, 1:40pm
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"Water Is Alive, It Hears Our Words"
Alice Gordon: Consider Dr. Emoto, his book "The Hidden Messages in Water"...His belief that God is expressed in water, which has a life of its own, is a component of both Shinto belief and the beliefs of aboriginal peoples. "Beautiful thoughts can transform things so they become beautiful," says Dr. Emoto.
Jun 14, 2008, 10:23am
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High School Student To Wear Eagle Feathers At Graduation
LUMBERTON (NC) — A Purnell Swett High School student (Corey Bird) will be able to wear his ceremonial eagle feathers during graduation Friday, under an agreement reached Wednesday by lawyers for the Robeson County school board and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Jun 12, 2008, 1:16pm
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Sovereignty is at heart of dispute between Soboba tribe, California Sherrif's Dept.
LA Times: Robert Salgado, tribal chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, “We are a sovereign nation,” Salgado said. "No one can tell Indians how to run their nation." Deputies say the tribe must decide whether laws are enforced or not
Jun 10, 2008, 10:59am
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To understand what this race is about, look at the two candidates' fathers
Johann Hari: "While Obama's father and grandfather were being whipped and detained without charge, McCain was being taught to revere the people doing it. He writes of his father: "He was a great admirer of the British Empire...
Jun 9, 2008, 10:26am
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Native Prayer Walkers Attacked by Police in Columbus, Ohio
Unprovoked Columbus, Ohio police, attacked Long Walkers:The Longest Walk is a group of about forty mostly Native American people who are walking to Washington DC for the Seventh Generation for youth, peace, justice, the healing of Mother Earth...
Jun 5, 2008, 3:30pm
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War criminals must fear punishment.
George Monbiot: As long as the greatest crime of the 21st century remains unprosecuted, we all have a duty to keep the truth alive. (This article describes the background and incident at the Hay festival in England where the author attempted a citizens arrest of John Bolton for war crimes.)
Jun 3, 2008, 10:30am
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ADDHU Newsletter June 2, 2008
From The Association for the Defense of Human Rights: Burma: Few Aid Workers in the Delta, Starvation of Children; Regime Must Explain Suu Kyi's Detention; Iraq: Children in US Custody Held Without Due Process; International: Efforts Still Failing Child Soldiers
Jun 2, 2008, 10:25am
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Are mobile phones wiping out our bees?
From the Independent, UK: Scientists claim radiation from handsets are to blame for mysterious 'colony collapse' of bees. (The theory is that radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees' navigation systems preventing them from finding their way back to their hives.)
Jun 1, 2008, 5:51pm
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Switching a National Psyche from War to Peace - Japanese Style
Ann Wright: "I wonder if it will take a series of disastrous events such as what the Japanese people endured ...before Americans will decide that aggressive wars of choice, invasions and occupations known for rape and torture of local citizens are not the answer to world problems.
May 22, 2008, 1:15pm
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Update on Burma: May 17, 2008
Civilians shed tears at referendum results; Referendum results slammed by ceasefire groups; Cyclone Survivors Told to Return to Shattered Homes; Time to Invoke 'Responsibility to Protect': Burmese Activists; Shake Hands with The Devil, or Burmese Military Junta
May 17, 2008, 6:04pm
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Howard Zinn: Anarchism Shouldn't Be a Dirty Word
In this interview, Zinn explains why anarchism is often ridiculed as violent and chaotic. ("People in power can tolerate liberal ideas. They can tolerate ideas that call for reforms, but they cannot tolerate the idea that there will be no state, no central authority.")
May 17, 2008, 10:53am
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