Ethan Nichtern: May 2009 Archives
Friday May 29, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
Global Warming Already Killing Thousands, Says Global Humanitarian Forum
Make that hundreds of thousands. The Global Humanitarian Forum released a comprehensive study saying that annually, 300,000 people die from global-warming-induced catastrophes. Climate Change also already direcly affects the lives of 325 million people (seems a low number to me) and causes over $125 billion annually in economic losses (that might be the biggest statistic from a political vantage point).
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Filed Under: Climate Change, Earth, Global Humanitarian Forum, Global Warming, Mastercard, Mother Earth, War on Terror
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Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics, Right Lifestyle
Great Recession Ending? Is Our Detox from Greed and Consumerism Over As Well?
Is the global economy's recession ending? Some leading economists, including the often skeptical nobel prize winner Paul Krugman, believe we might just be the start of a turnaround. So, are we also done with our greed detox?
(from Salon.com)
(from Salon.com)
Tuesday May 26, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
Prop 8 Decision: Morally and Constitutionally Bankrupt
With all the buzz on Sotomayor and the U.S. Supreme Court, Gay couples - and anyone who knows a gay couple - must be reeling from today's California Supreme Court Prop 8 Decision. Here's a good blog about today's latest proposition 8 fiasco.
Prop 8 is clearly unconstitutional, one of the simplest cases ever, and I hope it is overturned, either at the ballot or in court, with swift vengeance.
Moral hatred aside, the constitutional issues are incredibly simple. Marriage is either a secular designation or a religious one. It CANNOT be both, or it violates separation of church and state, plain and simple. If marriage is secular, then the equal protection clause means everyone must be allowed to marry the partner of their choosing. The state cannot extend secular benefits to some couples and deny them to others. A simpler civil rights issue there has never been.
Prop 8 is clearly unconstitutional, one of the simplest cases ever, and I hope it is overturned, either at the ballot or in court, with swift vengeance.
Moral hatred aside, the constitutional issues are incredibly simple. Marriage is either a secular designation or a religious one. It CANNOT be both, or it violates separation of church and state, plain and simple. If marriage is secular, then the equal protection clause means everyone must be allowed to marry the partner of their choosing. The state cannot extend secular benefits to some couples and deny them to others. A simpler civil rights issue there has never been.
Tuesday May 26, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Bound After All
So Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 54 year-old judge from the Bronx, is bound for the Supreme Court -- if President Obama's Nomination goes through during the confirmation process. Get ready for some lunacy from Mitch McConnell, for sure.
Of course, Sotomayor's stance on abortion is poised to be a wedge issue. Read Ellen Scordato's excellent post on Sonia Sotomayor and abortion.
Of course, Sotomayor's stance on abortion is poised to be a wedge issue. Read Ellen Scordato's excellent post on Sonia Sotomayor and abortion.
Monday May 25, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media
Susan Boyle's 2nd Performance: Video of the Day
Susan Boyle's 2nd Performance on Britain's Got Talent was another hit. Check out the youtube clip of her Semifinal song at the 2009 competition:
Sunday May 24, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
Aung San Suu Kyi Needs Your Help
One of the cooler ladies on Earth, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been arrested for the umpteenth time, and is allegedly quite ill.Avaaz.org is petitioning the United Nations for Aung San Suu Kyi's release, and has almost 400,000 signatures so...
Filed Under: Aung San Suu Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi arrested, avaaz.org, Burma, House Arrest, myanmar, nonviolence
Friday May 22, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
The Bible Bill? 2010 Should be the Year of the Constitution, Congressman
According to Politico, A Republican Congressman from Georgia, Paul Broun , wants to pass a Bible Bill To declare 2010 the "Year of the Bible." Nothing against the good book, but legislatively 2010 should not be the year of this...
Filed Under: 2010, Bible, Bible Bill, Church and State, Politico, U.S. Constitution, Year of the Bible
Thursday May 21, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
Did You See The Cheney Speech? Watching The Bizarro-Buddha in Action
Did you watch the Cheney Speech today? Pop Quiz: What's bigger, Cheney's lies or the new Beyonce Ego video? Well, since Ego is ultimately non-existent, I'll have to go with the lies is (thankfully, oh so very very thankfully) former...
Filed Under: Beyonce's ego video, Buddha, Buddhist Teachings, Cheney Speech, Cheney Speech Video, Dick Cheney, whoppers
Thursday May 21, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media
Video of the Day: John Cage and True Zen
John Cage, Zen student of D.T. Suzuki, wrote the following piece.Brilliant display of orchestral meditation, or too gimmicky and easy to achieve?...
Wednesday May 20, 2009
Categories: Everybody Hurts
Missing Link Found? Was Reincarnation Just Early Buddhism's Explanation for Genetic Evolution?
The purported fossil missing link found this morning of 47 million year old Darwinius Masillae is causing a stir. Some people think it's the key to understanding our entire human evolution, some are not so sure. I just like...
Filed Under: Buddhism, Darwinius Masillae, evolution, fossil found, genetics, human evolution, ida, missing link found, reincarnation
Tuesday May 19, 2009
Categories: Everybody Hurts
Oh, Cheesus! On Hallucination and Other Spiritual Traps
A woman from Preston Hollow, Texas, Sara Bell, claims she saw Jesus Christ in A Cheeto, and named it Cheesus Christ. Cheetos, anyone?...
Monday May 18, 2009
Categories: Yoga
Pattabhi Jois is Dead
A yoga legend, Pattabhi Jois, just passed away. He was 93 years old, and was an icon in the yoga community, and especially the ashtanga yoga community of which he is considered the modern founder.(image from ashtanganews.com)...
Saturday May 16, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
Quote of the Day: Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness...Every citizen is responsible for every act of his government...Non-cooperation with evil...
Friday May 15, 2009
Categories: Right Lifestyle
Credit Card Debt: Legislation or Personal Solutions?
It is no secret that millions of Americans experience massive amounts of credit card debt , especially college students. I remember in the mid 90's, my college allowed (invited?) credit card companies to set up shop and sign students up...
Tuesday May 12, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media, Right Lifestyle
Reif Larsen Gets Sympathetic Joy
Jealousy strikes us all in different ways. Sympathetic joy, (mudita for those of you pali/sanskrit geeks) refers to a a series of guided meditations offered by the Buddhist tradition to overcome the insidious human poison of envy. I have found...
Tuesday May 12, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media
Video of the Day: Twitter, Flutter, and Attention Deficit Society
A hilarious send-up of attention deficit society brought to you by Slate and "Flutter" I really like the phrase "Attention Deficit Society." ...
Monday May 11, 2009
Categories: Right Lifestyle
The Story of Stuff Sweeps The Nation
Very happy that this piece in Huffington Post ran about The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard's instructional video and work on responsible consumption....
Monday May 11, 2009
New York's Big Guys Meet Buddhism's Big Guy, Press for Integral Activism
Eric Schneiderman, unofficial mentor of I.D. Project's Integral Activism program (Left), with fellow NY State Senators Malcolm Smith (The Majority Leader), Kevin Parker, and John Sampson, all holding hands with some Tibetan dude....
Sunday May 10, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media
Worst Comparison Ever? Or, The Stereotyping of Smart
So there's a growing trend comparing Barack Obama to Spock....
Thursday May 7, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media
Star Trek: I'm So Frackin' Excited!
Yup Yup. James T. Kirk and Spock have found the fountain of youth. 11th time's the charm....
Tuesday May 5, 2009
Categories: Everybody Hurts
Hope and Fear: Swine Flu Edition
Check out this awesome graphic composed by I.D. Project's very own Juan Carlos Castro: So, turns out - according to U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, that Swine Flu is less severe than feared....
Monday May 4, 2009
Categories: Buddhism
Dharma Punx Numero Uno, Noah Levine
Check out the nice spread in the Los Angeles Times today about the work of my friend Noah Levine, Dharma Punx Founder and Buddhist Teacher. (Photo from Los Angeles Times Article)What do you think of Noah?...
Saturday May 2, 2009
Categories: Right Lifestyle
Um...How is this Related to Yoga?
Check out the new...um...eco...um...yoga...um...toilet...um...sink....
Friday May 1, 2009
Categories: Right Lifestyle
Buddha as Businessman?
I found this lecture interesting, and Gregory Schopen's tie is amazing....
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