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Archive for June, 2007

In a Box

I was struck by the easy and shameless commodification of death, at how smoothly we could sell and buy the means to erase life, as if those means were no more innocuous than frozen peas or metal screws.

Squelch the Urge to Squash

If you want an empathetic kid, model empathy. Empathy is not selective. It is being able to see the life connection in all living things, not just the ones you think are cute.

Climate Change Change Begins at Home (and School)

We’re not protecting our children from anything by keeping them out of the business of responding to global warming. They already know and they’re worried.