[ I've sung the praises of CommonDreams.org, DemocracyNow!, and other sites before. Now it's worth bringing OrganicBytes (from OrganicConsumers.org) to your attention! There's an excerpt of the newsletter below. FYI: It only comes out every week or two. --BL ]
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[ I hope you've been keeping up with the latest news via commondreams.org, DemocracyNow.org, and other sites. I thought this piece from the Herald an especially poignant reminder of Martin Luther King's relevance to our current situation. --BL ]
05 Jan. 17 | Miami Herald
by KEVIN DANAHER and TONY NEWMAN
www.globalexchange.org
We usually honor great historical figures by studying [...]
The end of war
excerpted from 30 Dec. 2004 | Toronto Star
by GWYNNE DYER
The good news for humans is that it looks like peaceful conditions, once established, can be maintained. And if baboons can do it, why not us?
? Frans de Waal, Yerkes Primate Centre, Emory University
About 20 years ago, a disaster struck the Forest Troop [...]