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Posted by geri
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Monday, 29 May 2006 |
The broad, nonpartisan movement for Internet freedom notched a
victory on Thursday, when a bipartisan majority of the House Judiciary
Committee advanced the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of
2006″ — a bill that preserves the level playing field websites enjoy on
the internet. 20 members of the Commitee voted for the bill (14
Democrats and 6 Republicans), while 13 opposed it. (Save the Internet)
A May 18 article in GNN-i described the broad coalition that has formed (Former Foes Join Together) including gun owners and artists; Christian groups and MoveOn.org.
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Posted by geri
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Saturday, 27 May 2006 |
The LA Times features some good news in the stand-off with Iran:
Amid concern that the U.S. is drifting toward eventual confrontation
with Iran, a growing number of influential statesmen, Republican
senators and foreign policy experts are stepping up pressure on the
Bush administration to consider doing what no U.S. administration has
done in 27 years: talk directly with Iran.
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Posted by geri
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Saturday, 27 May 2006 |
Last Sunday, more than 760,000
people took to the streets of more than 100 countries to walk five
kilometres in support of Fight Hunger: Walk the World.
All around the globe, in 420 locations people came out in force to
deliver a message: child hunger has no place in this world and citizens
working together can root it out.
The World Food Programme, its partners, and supporters, as well as
war-displaced families and over 100,000 school children in sub-Saharan
Africa alone, declared it is unacceptable that 18,000 children die of
hunger every day on a planet that produces more than enough food for
every inhabitant. (Walkers in London, photo by World Food Programme)
Funds raised will support two programs aimed at reducing child hunger:
projects to help pregnant and lactating women and young children and
school feeding projects. Last year, WFP provided school meals for 21.7
million children in 74 countries. . .
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Read more... [760,000 people in 118 countries Walk to Eradicate Hunger]
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Posted by geri
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Saturday, 27 May 2006 |
"The good news keeps on coming for blogger legal rights. Friday, a
California Appeals Court ruled that Apple could not compel several
bloggers and website operators to reveal their sources." (more in the Daily Kos)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation led the court battle for the citizen journalists and described the decision in a press release:
In their decision, the judges wrote: "We can think of no
workable test or principle that would distinguish 'legitimate' from
'illegitimate' news. Any attempt by courts to draw such a distinction
would imperil a fundamental purpose of the First Amendment, which is to
identify the best, most important, and most valuable ideas not by any
sociological or economic formula, rule of law, or process of
government, but through the rough and tumble competition of the memetic
marketplace."
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 24 May 2006 |
A new group in Helsinki, Finland encourages taxpayers to focus on the
good provided by public services, rather than dwelling on negative
thoughts about
income tax. The Happy Taxpayers' Association, with 250 members, should help ease anxiety
and frustration in citizens who pay some of the highest taxes in Europe, by pointing out the merit of the system.
I don't think this should be laughed away as absurd -- or included in
the "Oddly Enough" section. The revenue generated from taxes makes our
every day lives a lot more pleasant, productive, and, especially, safe.
(And we've seen that most people are hyper-sensitive to safety concerns
these days)... If we do as this association models, and add up
the good received, we quickly realize that our collective payments make
big projects happen and fund worthwhile services. It's called
cooperation. Hurrah for the Happy Taxpayers!
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