The nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights
The nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights: “Writers on the prochoice side generally accept the premise that pregnant human mothers carry developing human life. The departure usually occurs on philosophical arguments of what constitutes ‘personhood.’ Some prochoice advocates argue that the unborn lack essential qualities of being a person, and hence, do not […]
Read MoreThe nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights
The nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights: “Writers on the prochoice side generally accept the premise that pregnant human mothers carry developing human life. The departure usually occurs on philosophical arguments of what constitutes ‘personhood.’ Some prochoice advocates argue that the unborn lack essential qualities of being a person, and hence, do not […]
Read MoreSusan Sontag Dies at Age 71 at The Washington Post Yahoo! News – Author-Activist Susan Sontag Dies
• Susan Sontag Dies at Age 71 at The Washington Post (reg. req’d) (Dec 28, 2004) • US author Susan Sontag dies at 71 at BBC (Dec 28, 2004) • Writer Susan Sontag Dies at Age 71 Reuters via Yahoo! News (Dec 28, 2004) Opinion & Editorials • The truth of fiction evokes our common […]
Read Moremerry xmas from the bush administration to higher education
Bush Cuts Financial Aid For Up to 90,000 Students: “The Bush Administration has decided on a new formula for calculating student aid–a formula which will eliminate Pell Grants and cause a loss of student aid for up to 90,000 low-income students. Bush administration officials said the new formula —…” (Via TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.) […]
Read MoreUS Moves to Muzzle Dissident Voices
US Moves to Muzzle Dissident Voices: “In an apparent reversal of decades of U.S. practice, recent federal Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations bar American companies from publishing works by dissident writers in countries under sanction unless they first obtain U.S. government approval. The restriction, condemned…” (Via Spitting Image.) —- what was it now that […]
Read MoreKevin Kelly — Cool Tools — Modest Needs
Kevin Kelly — Cool Tools: “Modest Needs, a minuscule non-profit, grants modest (under $200) one-time cash gifts to those who require just a little help to get them through a tough time. A need, if honored, is granted within 72 hours, with no strings attached. Modest Needs does this with commendable efficiency via the web […]
Read Moreminor misunderstandings about human life
INSIDE JoongAng Daily: “‘We received a tip that Mr. Song was confined and killed by his followers because they wanted to experience eternal life and resurrection,’ a police representative said. ‘We are investigating whether this was caused by a group of devotees who were into this new pseudo-religion.’ “ ——– just because you have faith, […]
Read MoreCost of Cyberliving
Cost of Cyberliving: “Internet surfers in many countries have to spend as much as a day’s earning for an hour in a cybercafe. This page provides a map and table of Internet surfing rates at Internet cafes and the percentage of people living on $1 per day in 26 nations. Dated July/August 2004, published by […]
Read MoreFT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay
FT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay: “As this magazine was going to press, a Guantánamo public affairs officer said the combatant status review tribunals were continuing at the camp despite the judge’s ruling. ‘In the meantime, some legal issues are being argued in Federal Court which may or may not ultimately […]
Read MoreFT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay
FT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay: “As this magazine was going to press, a Guantánamo public affairs officer said the combatant status review tribunals were continuing at the camp despite the judge’s ruling. ‘In the meantime, some legal issues are being argued in Federal Court which may or may not ultimately […]
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