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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Another Tack: The ghost of Rosa Luxemburg
Sarah Honig (source 
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Prima facie there should be nowhere more unlikely for communist icon Rosa Luxemburg’s ghost to haunt than Israel. For inveterate ideological internationalists like Rosa, Zionism was anathema. Though rifle-butted to death in 1919 by German nationalists and reviled as a Jew (with her revolutionary doctrines falsely ascribed to all Jews), Rosa’s antipathy to Jewish causes was a near-boastful expression of alienation from her own Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Opinion
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Citizen Uganda: Smart and very, very pretty
Rebekah Heacock (source )
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To scroll down the main page of Citizen Uganda is to indulge in a visual symphony: carefully selected photos align harmoniously with well-crafted blocks of text. Thick lines in complementary colors separate commentary from current events. Trios of links gracefully rotate, gliding from entertainment tips to featured blogs to Africa-focused videos and back again with the ease of a concert harpist trailing her
Guatemala: Esquipulas and Rabinal, Two Symbols of Peace
Renata Avila (source )
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Photo by Renata Ávila of Cofradía en Rabinal Two villages in Guatemala celebrate very important festivities in January. These feasts are “Esquipulas” and “Rabinal”. Esquipulas has become a transnational celebration and attracts devoted pilgrims that arrive from other countries in order to venerate an image of a Black Christ. This was also the symbol of the Peace Negotiations througout Central America. The image of Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Global issues, Religion, South America
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Bread and art for Nicaragua
Daniel Gad (source )
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“Art and culture are just as important as eating and drinking. Culture forms identity, it gives us roots – Art gives us wings.” Casa de los Tres Mundos According to this conviction the European umbrella NGO Pan y Arte (Bread and Art) promotes various independently organized cultural projects in Nicaragua since over fifteen years. Especially children need more than the satisfaction of material needs, so … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture, Culture, South America
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Solar is Waiting in the Wings
Posted by Lindsay Meisel (source )
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Three energy experts over at Scientific American just hatched a grand plan to dethrone coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power from their posts as reigning energy giants in the U.S. The authors conclude that by 2050, solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions. They write, Solar energy’s potential is off the chart. The energy in sunlight striking the … Continue reading
