Millions were killed senselessly in the Middle Ages. They couldn't vote for decades. Their bodies sell everything from perfume to piston rings. They're our mothers and sisters, bosses and colleagues. And maybe soon, presidents. They've caused wars, and yet are the biggest champions of peace. And talking about their pathology can get you in some
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Month: August 2007
It's what makes us human, many say. Distinct from other forms of life. I think therefore I am. I want, therefore I have reason to want. It drives how we see ourselves and our relationship to reality in the most profound way. So deep, we don't even think about it. Of course we're free to
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Some see our most important issues as social ones. Hunger. Injustice. The gap between rich and poor. Others see the lack of ethics in leadership as most pressing. While for many, our environmental crises supercede everything else. Here in Brazil, we acknowledge it all as evidence of our inversion. And then ... we go a
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It's labeled as the secret to everything. No matter your difficulties, the Secret offers solutions. Don't have the house of your dreams? Despair no more. Your dream home is only a decision away. It's sweeping the world in an Internet generation version of Tulip Mania, but it's far from the answer it promises. Today on
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