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a sneak preview of an ad signed by dozens of republican and democratic foreign policy luminaries that will run in thursdays new york times.
in todays rapidly changing world of interdependence globalization and transnational threats the united states must balance a strong military with creative diplomacy to secure americas int...... [Show More]
obama el hortelano
bueno tampoco es que le vayan a pedir al presidente electo que se convierta en entusiasta hortelano azada en ristre. pero sa que le sugieren que dedique a la horticultura algunos terrenitos de la extensa finca adyacente a la que pronto sera su praxima morada.
es la petician de la campaaa eat the view de kitchen gardeners que despuas de lanzar su mensaje a los ...... [Show More]
this lawn is your lawn from roger doiron on vimeo .
the other day i received an message on my personal facebook page from michelle aka the green bean of green phone booth witha a copy of a video by roger doiron urging our new president eater in chief to consider turning the white house landscape into a working garden.a it is not that far fetched since many presidents had w...... [Show More]
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as rumors swirl about whom u.s. presidentelect barack obama might appoint to highprofile cabinet positions there has been comparatively little gossip about who will most literally be the face of the next administration to the rest of the world. whether or not obama makes the u.s. permanent representative to the un an official cabi netquo...... [Show More]
now vote for veggies Post Source: blog.eatwellguide.org Posted: Nov 06 2008 19:08:21
a few months ago michael pollan remarked that the presidential candidates didnt know it yet but food would be an issue they would have to face and soon. today we know who the next president will be and its the same man who proved pollan wrong a few weeks ago when he called farmers americas future and said hed read the open letter pollan published in the ny times...... [Show More]
earlier this year kitchen gardeners international launched a campaign to plant edible landscapes in highvisibility locations. at the forefront of the campaign is a petition to ask the next us president to convert part of the white house lawn into a large organic food garden that would supply the white house kitchen and local food banks with fresh produce.
roger doiron founder of kgi expl...... [Show More]
by roger doiron
senators mccain and obama youve spent much of the past two weeks trying to
win joe the plumbers support when you could have won many more votes by
addressing me roger the gardener. there are 90 million u.s. households that
have a yard and garden and over 25 million households that grow some of their
own food. as a representative member of this large demograp...... [Show More]
the final discussion prompt in our week long salon on human rights challenges facing the next administration comes from cato scholar and on day one user justin logan who says that the united states should swear off nation building.
eric schwartz responds
justin logan is overlearning the lesson of iraq. heck if iraq were the litmus test for the wisdom of efforts to promote post...... [Show More]
healthy speculation Post Source: www.undispatch.com Posted: Oct 30 2008 15:00:00
soon the election will happen and america will have chosen its next president. the constant horse race polling will stop but the speculation will not. of course this speculation will obviously not be about who will be the next president but rather who will advise represent and generally surround that president. of particular interest to us here at un dispatch is the presidents sel...... [Show More]
yesterday the un general assembly passed a resolution urging the united states to drop its longstanding embargo against cuba...for the 17th year in a row. in what an l.a. times editorial termed one of new yorks rites of autumn the lopsided vote 185 countries voted in favor three opposed and two abstained demonstrated the international consensus that u.s. policy t...... [Show More]
our week long panel discussion of ideas the next president can adopt to help promote human rights continues with a suggestion from on day one user rustneversleeps . the united states should join the international criminal court. the courts four ongoing investigations in central african republic democratic republic of the congo darfur and uganda show that the court can work to prosecu...... [Show More]
ken bacon on the un Post Source: www.undispatch.com Posted: Oct 29 2008 14:43:00
from his influential corner refugees international president ken bacon breaks down the two presidential candidates differing outlooks toward the un. he also offers a compelling case of why the united states under either a republican or democratic administration should revamp its support for the un which has too often flagged in the past eight years.
not only is the u.s. somet...... [Show More]
everyday this week a distinguished group of panelists will respond to an idea submitted to on day one a website that asks users for their ideas on what the next president can do on day one. our theme this week is human rights and on day one user nick robson wants the next president to focus on climate refugees. rising sea level caused by anthropomorphic greenhouse gas ghg emissi...... [Show More]
human rights salon Post Source: www.undispatch.com Posted: Oct 27 2008 16:59:54
with one week to go before elections here in the united states un dispatch on day one chasing the flame and humanitarian relief are joining forces to talk human rights. everyday this week a distinguished group of panelists will respond to an on day one user generated prompt about a human rights idea the next president can adopt figuratively on day one. our panelists include
suzan...... [Show More]
if you havent yet made it through michael pollans 8000 word opus in last sundays new york times let us share with you the high point in our opinion.
pollans makes many important points but none more insightful than in his concluding proposal to the next president tear out five prime southfacing acres of the white house lawn and plant in their place an organic fruit and v...... [Show More]
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via chris borgen at opinio juris it seems that republican vice presidential candidate sarah palin as governor of alaska has supported the un convention on the law of the sea unclos a treaty that has struggled to overcome opposition in the u.s. senate for years.
from palins position governing a state on the arctic this support m...... [Show More]
...ng the uns role in tackling these complex problems. kandeh k. yumkella unido directorgeneral september 2008.
for more information please follow the link
httpwww .ondayone. orgnode3 822...... [Show More]
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foreign policy in focus a think tank that promotes diplomacy and international cooperation has released a unified security budget in which they outline their ideal foreign policy budget for the just begun 2009 fiscal year. the report argues echoing a broad consensus that includes both presidential candidates as well as the current se...... [Show More]
if you arent yet hip to the eat the view campaign you should be. a nonpartisan attempt to get the next president whoever they shall be to install an edible landscape on the white house lawn not to be confused with the who farm another similar also wonderful campaign eat the view enjoyed a stint at the 1 spot at on day one a website designed to compile and ...... [Show More]
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last year 43716440 people in 127 countries demonstrated their determination to fight global poverty by taking to their feet at events around the world. today we are precisely one month away from this years stand up against poverty and for the millennium development goals . organizers hope to break last years guinness book of world record feat. clic...... [Show More]
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fp passport just released its top ten list of john mccains worst ideas it follows a similar rundown for barack obama last week and sitting at the top is something we have frequently cautioned against here at dispatch the heroicsounding but ultimately dangerous idea to circumvent the un by investing in a le...... [Show More]
i just stumbled across this little remix of al gores recent renewable energy call to action at the on day one blog. you know the one where he challenged the u.s. to get completely off of fossil fuels in 10 years why aim low righta if you havent seen heard or read gores speech or if even if you have i recommend you watch this one because its set to so...... [Show More]
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