Come, make onigiris and hand them out near the homeless shelter. We have use of a large kitchen in the chapel next to Momoyama High School 3 minutes south of Showa-Cho Station on the Midosuji subway line. Just walk south from the station or ask. The onigiri making will start at around noon. At about 5, we will take the onigiris to the homeless shelter near Shin-Imamiya … [Read more...] about 大阪のホームレスにおにぎりを配ります (Onigiri for Osaka street people)
The War Addicts
2016 and Then Some By Tom Engelhardt Source: TomDispatch Monday, October 04, 2010 Change Text Size a- | A+ Tom Engelhardt's ZSpace PageJoin ZSpace Sometimes it’s the little things in the big stories that catch your eye. On Monday, theWashington Post ran the first of three pieces adapted from Bob Woodward’s new book Obama’s Wars, a vivid account of … [Read more...] about The War Addicts
GM food being pushed by pro corporate scientists in India
Science Academies in India lobby to push GM crops in India By Devinder Sharma at Sep 27, 2010 Change Text Size a- | A+ I still can't overcome my disbelief. Such 'distinguished' scientific bodies from India, and such a shoddy report. I have always said there is good science, there is bad science but this report transgresses all earlier known brackets, … [Read more...] about GM food being pushed by pro corporate scientists in India
Neanderthal/Racist US politicians (with apologies to the real Neanderthals)
Yikes By Michael Albert at Sep 28, 2010 Change Text Size a- | A+ This morning I arose to my computer and in my email, along with the usual piles of junk generated by highly knowledgeable and talented but also incredibly socially stunted and morally vile hackers and corporate shills, was a message from someone named Gallagher Sidower. I don't know Sidower - … [Read more...] about Neanderthal/Racist US politicians (with apologies to the real Neanderthals)
Guatemalan Research Horrors and US Hypocrisy
CIA Unethical Research Ignored By Stephen Soldz Monday, October 04, 2010 Change Text Size a- | A+ Stephen Soldz's ZSpace PageJoin ZSpace According to top US officials, abusing people in the name of research without their permission is awful, truly awful. In fact, it is so awful that it takes two Cabinet officials to apologize. That is, if the abuses were … [Read more...] about Guatemalan Research Horrors and US Hypocrisy