Archive for the ‘Heroes’ Category
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Resisted War, Resisted Racism, Resisted Silence: George Houser
21 Aug 2015Ninety Nine years is only the last accomplishment of George Houser’s amazing life: WW II conscientious objector, 1940 Co-founder of the…
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Testament of Youth — WW I Pacifist Comes to Film
02 Jul 2015Vera Brittain, one of the least lost of the Lost Generation of WW I, is on her third revival…
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Vaclav Havel: Nonconformist
17 Dec 2013On the second anniversary of the death of Vaclav Havel, we are reminded what made him different: Former [Czech] dissidents…
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Why Do Underdogs Fight? Malcolm Gladwell Wonders…
11 Oct 2013Malcolm Gladwell, a hunter-gatherer of human behavior, and about as well known a writer as one could be, appeared at…
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William Lloyd Garrison: Remembering
30 Jan 2013At the memorial for William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, the one time slave and friend of Garrison’s, though long estranged…
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Goldman Environmental Winners
19 Apr 2010April is a good month every year, bringing news of the Goldman Environmental prize winners. Beyond the actual environment work…
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The Power of NO
15 Aug 2009I’ve been thinking about the power of NO, lately, and the power it takes to say when it matters most.…
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David Kirk: Foundation Stone
04 Jun 2007All great edifices depend for solid footing on great stones buried deep below the ordinary sight lines. In the house…
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Natural Resources
22 Feb 2007How Rich Will We Be When We Have Converted All Our Forest, All Our Soil, All Our Water Resources and…
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CO Court Martial Begins
05 Feb 2007First officer to be court-martialed for refusing to deploy to Iraq, Lt. Ehrn Watada. If you’re going up to Washington…
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Reflections on “Bobby” & Humans Rights Watch
19 Nov 2006In some part as a celebration after the elections, Lexie and I drove down to Santa Barbara to visit cousins…
