Americans Admire Military Personnel While Being Unaware & Uninterested in What They Do “In Our Name”

Troops Die Because of Their Country, Not For It US admiration for its soldiers may be deep and widespread, but interest in what they are doing is shallow and fleeting by Gary Younge Published on Monday, January 31, 2011 by The Guardian Most of the stories told about Benjamin Moore, 23, at his funeral started …

On Order for Review

In his new book, Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe (2008: MIT Press), Xavier de Souza Briggs shows how civic capacity—the capacity to create and sustain smart collective action—is crucial for strengthening governance and changing the state of the world in the process. Analyzing emerging practices of collaboration in planning …

Assisi-Rome 2nd Meeting

The first meeting, in Assisi on Saturday 22 January 2011, was off the record.  The letter is in the Franciscan Order’s hands.  The third meeting, with a major trans-Europe foundation, is off the record until the Secretary-General obtains approval to proceed with broad dissemination of the letter. The second meeting, arranged by Sergio Germani, was …

Event Listings from the Magazines Metropolis & Yes! (Includes Cradle to Cradle Festival)

http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/events.php January 26 For the Greener Good: Inspired by Nature Washington, D.C. In its seventh season, For the Greener Good—one of the National Building Museum’s most popular public education forums—culminates with four panel discussions about the state of sustainability in our nation. The first panel, Inspired by Nature, will discuss how architects, builders, and engineers …