online archive
1:00PM
AUG 3 2007
The environment, government, social policy and sexuality
From Catalyst, a review of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben and Capitalism 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons by Peter Barnes. More on Alan Weisman's book The World Without Us. Nuke Power is Earth's Friend: It’s time to replace coal power with wind and, yes, nuclear. A Cure for Oil Addicts: Amory Lovins tells how we can leave the age of gas pumps profitably and painlessly. A public university sociology department has recently announced the discovery of the most toxic element yet known to social science: Capitalisium.
From Writ, when Vermont's, San Francisco's, and other cities' and towns' constituents call for impeachment of the president and vice-president, must their federal representatives listen? An essay on the ethics of Representative-Constituent relations. Power to the People: A look at the Democracy Foundation's plan to create a fourth branch of government. Originalist Sins: The faux originalism of Justice Clarence Thomas.
From The New Yorker, an unsolved killing: Jeffrey Toobin on the murder of Tom Wales, Assistant US Attorney. A study finds blacks who kill whites are most likely to be executed. A review of The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in Small Town by John Grisham. The Drug War’s Collateral Damage: Those victimized by a crackdown on marijuana since the early ’90s can be denied everything from food stamps to voting rights to the right to adopt a child.
From Bitch, a review of Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block. Premature Education? Why Barack Obama’s sex ed policy makes sense. An article on contraception as The Unspoken Campaign Issue. Barbara Ehrenreich on Opportunities in Abstinence Training: Chastity advocates, lay off the adolescents and concentrate on the vast numbers of middle-aged and elderly who aren't getting any. Make them feel good about their lifestyle choice! An interview with Jacqueline Taylor, author of Waiting for the Call: From Preacher's Daughter to Lesbian Mom. Straights go gay: Legalisation of gay sex has changed what it means to be straight. My trans mission: Sex-change surgery is the modern equivalent of aversion therapy for homosexuals. Dirty politics: Has the Right Wing hijacked raunch?
