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It’s true that the storied anti-Americanism of ivory-tower intellectuals remains prevalent; though it is subtler than right wing talk-show hosts make it out to be. Polls reveal universities to be hotbeds of both concern and vehement criticism with regard to American society and politics: a full 63 percent of our research faculties say they seriously doubt the future of their country...
...Brown, one of the U.S.'s most respected environmentalists, has a plan - and it's called Plan B. (Hear Brown talk about Plan B 3.0 in this week's Greencast.) After detailing just how screwed our overpopulated, overconsuming world is - thanks to an economic system that rewards production without regard for environmental impact - Brown lays out an alternate path that could save us from the worst consequences of climate change. At the heart is a call to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions 80% by 2020 - far more aggressive than anything you'll hear from political leaders or even most activists...
...rest were able to escape. The Kikuyu, the biggest of Kenya's 42 tribes, became targets after the Kikuyu President Mwai Kibaki was sworn in for a second term in what overwhelming evidence suggests was a rigged election. For Kenya's other tribes, angry at what they regard as corrupt Kikuyu dominance of the country's politics and business, this was an outrage. Particularly angered were the Luo - the third largest in this east African nation of 36 million, whose populist candidate, Raila Odinga, was denied the presidency. Violence erupted across the country. Kyamba church burned the next...
...excitement over the latest NIE report? Since Bush hasn't shown any regard for intelligence findings in the past, why should he change now? Henry Pennymon, Orlando...
Less democratic nations have abolished the death penalty without regard for popular opinion. Less violent nations have forgotten the reasons for it. Less humane nations have no qualms about unfair executions. The kernel of the issue, it seems, is the signature American angst over how to balance individual rights with public order...