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And this is exactly why the rest of the world is confused about why Americans are even arguing about this. - DJF

Another huge problem with this debate is that the term "socialism/socialized" is still heavily polluted from McCarthyism in the 50s. There are so many people that rail really hard against all notion of socialized anything because it's somehow "unAmerican." - Drew Lackovic from IM

"Dharma is a Sanskrit word with no direct literal translation into English. Etymologically it means that which sustains, upholds and supports. It should be understood as the most evolutionary impulse in Nature as she expresses herself in her infinite creativity diversity abundance and continued emergence into new forms and phenomenon. In its highest expression, dharma is therefore the harmonious interaction of all the elements and forces in the universe as it continues to evolve." - William Harryman from Bookmarklet

This is pure genius - RAPatton

O_O The little redheaded girl!! We can finally see her! - Kamilah Gill

"America faces a daunting challenge. Even as we dig our way out of the worst economic implosion since the Great Depression, we must construct the foundations of a new economy, one that extends opportunity to "every willing heart," and provides basic security – a job with a decent wage, affordable health care, a quality education, dignity in retirement – for every working family. This will require far more than a short term stimulus. The current recovery plan must be understood as a down-payment on a sustained expansion of public investment vital to building this new economy. It is time to discard the scorn for effective government that contributed our current travails, and commit to making the investments critical for our future as a centerpiece of a new economics of shared prosperity." - William Harryman from Bookmarklet

""When it comes to adult entertainment, it seems people are more the same than different," says Benjamin Edelman at Harvard Business School. However, there are some trends to be seen in the data. Those states that do consume the most porn tend to be more conservative and religious than states with lower levels of consumption, the study finds. "Some of the people who are most outraged turn out to be consumers of the very things they claimed to be outraged by," Edelman says." - William Harryman from Bookmarklet

Just sit. 20 minutes a day, for 90 days. One dharma talk each week. Really. - William Harryman

wait... everyone's just realizing this now? - Joshua Schnell

+10 tyson - Jim Iz Not on Ur List

"Seems the Egg Council —who came up with the winning, “the incredible edible egg”—is hitching their white wagons to two the mega-trend of Energy. It’s all about energy these days. Doesn’t matter if your selling energy drinks, pills or laundry detergent—everyone would have you believe their product is going boost your energy. Eggs are a brilliant source of protein. Dang right. They’re packed with vital nutrients, and healthy fats (Omega 3’s and 6’s) and are a great food, even with the yolk. Got it. But energy? Yeah and beer has protein. Come on folks." - William Harryman from Bookmarklet

I loved the commercial. - @CrystalinaB

"Neil Gaiman is an award-winning writer in a number of forms. He broke ground in the world of comics with his 1980s series Sandman, which followed the god of sleep through a series of beautiful and sometimes terrifying adventures in the world of dreams. His books of prose include the acclaimed adult novel American Gods and the recent Newbury Medal-winning young adult book The Graveyard Book." - William Harryman from Bookmarklet

"What is the relationship of evolutionary consciousness in relationship to the bodhisattva vow? Ken responds that, traditionally, the bodhisattva vow is a vow to “liberate all sentient beings” so that they may recognize their own ever-present Big Mind and True Self. What evolutionary awareness does is reveal a second dimension of the Enlightenment process that must now be a part of how a bodhisattva functions in the world, because although pure nondual Emptiness does not evolve or change, sentient beings do. With each new structure of consciousness, Spirit has a new way to understand itself, which is not simply recycled samsara dressed up to look like something new, but a stunning and grand act of emergent creativity on a Kosmic scale—one which you are invited to participate in, if you really want it. Only an Integral Approach understands that the higher you progress up structures of consciousness, the longer you will be able to rest in the recognition of your own Big Mind and True Self, and thus have th" - ~C4Chaos from Bookmarklet

"Here are the 20 highest-rated audio dialogues on IntegralLife.com." - ~C4Chaos from Bookmarklet

"Your dog wants to go outside. Your cat wants to be scratched. Birds want mates. Worms want moisture. Bacteria want food. The wants of a microscopic single-celled organism are less than the wants of you or me, but all organisms share a few fundamental desires: to survive, to grow. The wants of a protozoan are unconscious, unarticulated, and more like an urge, or even tendency. A bacterium tends to drift toward nutrients with no awareness of its needs. There is no room beneath its membrane for a will as we know it, yet in a dim way it chooses to satisfy its wants by heading one way and not another." - ~C4Chaos from Bookmarklet

Boris Indrikov was born in Leningrad in 1967 and lives and works in Moscow . From 1991 - 1997 he was a book designer and worked as an illustrator for the popular science magazine "Chemistry and Life". He has been a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and the UNESCO International Federation of Artists since 1998. Has exhibited works at a number of shows in Russia and abroad (Art-Manezh 2002, 2003, Drommar ( Sweden , Nykoping 2004) and others). He currently works in painting, graphic design and small-form plastic. He works mainly in fantastic realism. - Cee Bee

Thanks for the link, Cee. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

This and Johnny Cash's "Hurt" are the two I think I'd take to a deserted island. - Micah Wittman

I loved that cover of Hurt, more pain and pathos than the original version - William Harryman

She is one of the best singers we have. Amazing version. Love it. - CW™

Kurt Barstow has been posting a lot of good stuff lately, and as I have noted before (over at IOC), it's not the run-of-the-mill New Age crap you often find in spirituality columns. This one on embracing imperfection is no exception. The ability to accept and embrace imperfection is crucial for men. We have often been raised to see mistakes or imperfections as failure, rather than opportunities for growth. No one can ever be perfect, but we can always be growing toward that impossible goal. And yet, we are always already exactly who and what we need to be. - William Harryman

hehehehe that is EPIC product... oooh 19 min battery life! must have item! - Susan Beebe

Sudoku Killer had me on the floor. That'll learn me about sitting on a core strengthening ball. - Matthew DeVries

"Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering — a field long dominated by Ph.D.s toiling in university and corporate laboratories. In her San Francisco dining room lab, for example, 31-year-old computer programmer Meredith L. Patterson is trying to develop genetically altered yogurt bacteria that will glow green to signal the presence of melamine, the chemical that turned Chinese-made baby formula and pet food deadly. "People can really work on projects for the good of humanity while learning about something they want to learn about in the process," she said." - Paul Buchheit from Bookmarklet

"Cowell said such unfettered creativity could produce important discoveries. "We should try to make science more sexy and more fun and more like a game," he said." - Clare Dibble

"I knew my days as an eco-extremist were done. What I didn’t know then was that I was com-ing up against a shadow so basic to the character of modern environmentalism, it would take me more than a decade to find my way out from under it. That everywhere my path would take me as a young activist in the coming years—from a lonely biodynamic cooperative in the farmlands of rural Missouri to the networked high-rises of the San Francisco nonprofit world—I was walking down a well-worn track toward a dead end. It was only one day last spring, in fact, that I finally figured out what was wrong and what to do about it. That was the day a book called Worldchanging came across my desk and made me proud to call myself an environmentalist again." - ~C4Chaos from Bookmarklet

yep. one of my favorite issues :) - ~C4Chaos

"Rollie Stanich and Ken Wilber discuss Christ's most fundamental teaching: to simply love. They explore the many ways we have interpreted this most elementary message throughout history, interpretations that have produced almost as much suffering in the world as they have liberation...." - ~C4Chaos from Bookmarklet

"Our hearts are damned to disappoint us—which might explain why the notion of forgiveness plays such an important role in the Christian tradition. We are asked to love beyond our means, but we are never asked to be any more perfect than we always already are. " - ~C4Chaos

THIS is the one for me. - triple t

I like this one too - William Harryman

knowing she is a practicing buddhist, watching her gesture at the end, it is a very humble, poignant, and powerful statement from her - returning the affection to the audience. I never tire of watching this. - triple t

wow, I favorited these 48 hrs ago, Flickr is slow sometimes - William Harryman