Center for American Progress: John Prendergast and Ryan Gosling on Stopping Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
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Rev. Danny Fisher
Just a Buddhist Minister Trying to Benefit Beings
August 13, 2008
The Economist: Burma’s Sad Anniversary
The Economist offers this sad reflection on the occasion of Burma’s “sad anniversary”.
August 13, 2008
AFP: Chinese Police Rough Up British TV Crew at Olympics
The Agence France-Presse is reporting that Chinese police “roughed up” and tried to stop a British TV crew from filming a Students for a Free Tibet demonstration in Beijing near the main Olympic complex. The manhandling of these correspondents from Independent Television News (ITN) represents “the latest case of interference with media freedom at the Beijing Olympic Games.” (The Associated Press has reported that internet access for foreign journalists is still restricted, despite early assurances from both the Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee that it would be unfettered.)
August 13, 2008
The Huffington Post: Simran Sethi on the Dangers of PVC Yoga Mats
Via elephant: Over at The Huffington Post, Simran Sethi writes about the various dangers (specifically to human health and the enviroment) of yoga mats made of poly-vinyl chloride, or PVC. She also warns against some of the so-called “safe” alternatives, and recommends genuinely safe ones.
