Recommended Reading (and viewing)

Here is your reading assignment for today:

Environment & Health:

• Humans Have Been Responsible for Greenhouse Gases Since the Roman Empire
• Russia Bans Monsanto’s GMO Corn
• Yvon Chouinard & Vincent Stanley at Yale
• Teetering on the Edge
• 10 green retro activities making a comeback
• Russia’s small-scale organic agriculture model may hold the key to feeding the world
• Hotter than Paul Ryan
• Monsanto Roundup weedkiller and GM maize implicated in ‘shocking’ new cancer study
• Germ killer in hand soap may weaken muscles
• Gus Speth: ‘Ultimate insider’ goes radical
• The Terrible Tragedy of the Healthy Eater
• Remembering Russell Train
• Steph Davis: Vegan Rockstar

Society & Culture & Life & Activism & Stuff:

• Dole wants corporations to get away with murder. Literally.
• How to Help End Human Trafficking
• Inner City Adventist Family Shows Real Courage in the Face of Tragedy
• Is the bus “cool”? This ad sure is!
• Opinion: Kate’s breasts, Pussy Riot, virginity tests and our attitude on women’s bodies
• Who Taught You to Fear?
• Take a stand against mental illness discrimination with this great PSA
• Young Persons Called to Private Grand Jury for Owning Books
• Pussy Riot’s Lawyers: In Jail, Rape Is Only the Least of the Dangers

Off-center Religion and Politics and Government:

• The Long Journey of a Christian Pacifist
• Getting Beyond Presidential Politics
• Barry Bussey’s Critical Question
• TRUST: On Mission and Chavez
• Staying “On Message” for Jesus
• Pussy Riot and the Temple Incident
• Ignorance and Apathy: A Reflection on Social Justice in the Church
• Should I Help the Empire with My Hand?
• Caring for the Poor is Government’s Biblical Role

Coffee:

• Why does coffee never taste as good as it smells?
• Caffeine: The Silent Killer of Emotional Intelligence
• Top 10 tips to alkalize your body and detox naturally

Prana’s Wisdom:

• 12 Things Happy People Do Differently
• Handbook For Life 2012.2
• 50 Yoga Poses To Cure Any Problem

Economics:

• Poverty Tourism Taxonomy 2.0
• No Recession Here! – U.S. Arms Sales Set Global Record
• What Does it Mean to Be Poor? [related to next link]
• Should Anything Be Done To Integrate Schools?
• Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It’s Barack Obama?
• Journalist Evaluates Obama, Romney Economic Plans
• How big is our big deficit?
• COALITION OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS URGE HOUSE LEADERS TO ACT ON BUSINESS TRANSPARENCY ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL

Selected Canadian Views on US Politics and Economy:

• Hardheaded Socialism Makes Canada Richer Than U.S.
• U.S. election campaign enters ‘Dali phase’

Against Democrats:

• Democrats Retreat on Civil Liberties in 2012 Platform
• Obama Trade Document Leaked, Revealing New Corporate Powers And Broken Campaign Promises
• Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will
• We Won—for Now
• John Cusack & Jonathan Turley on Obama’s Constitution
• Hope and Change 2 – The Party of Inclusion

Against Republicans:

• The Geography of Nope
• SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters
• Unpopular Mandate
• Everything you know about Paul Ryan’s budget is (probably) wrong
• Romney Vows Immediate Approval of Keystone XL on First Day in White House
• Women’s Issues Once Had GOP Support, Democratic Lawmakers Say
• Ron Sider on the Proposed Republican Budget
• Romney’s Death Squad Ties
• Tutu demands Hague trial for Bush‚ Blair

What’s an Independent to Do?

• Why vote? When your vote counts for nothing
• Electing Not to Vote

Random bits for the unemployed:

• Bible Versus for Job Seekers and Career Transitions
• #152 Being Embarrassed About Their IKEA Furniture
• Belt Shelves

BONUS 1: Three Classic Articles on Christian Social Ethics

• I believe in… (Peter Rollins)
• The state is still the state (David C)
• Christian nonviolence (Walter Wink)
  

BONUS 2: I AM