BIG BURDENS FROM GROWTH MANAGEMENT
". . . EFFORTS TO CONTROL SPRAWL HAVE LED TO . . . UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING, HIGHER LAND COSTS FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, HOUSING BUBBLES AND BUSTS, AND INCREASING BARRIERS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES." |
BRINGING OCEANS TO A BOIL
"OCEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURES WORLDWIDE HAVE RISEN ON AVERAGE 0.9 DEGREES F AND OCEAN WATERS IN MANY TROPICAL REGIONS HAVE RISEN BY ALMOST 2 DEGREES OVER THE PAST CENTURY. THIS IS 30 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE ATMOSPHERE." |
ROOSEVELT'S OR REAGAN'S AMERICA? A TIME FOR CHOOSING
[FDR] ASSUMED THAT A FUNDAMENTAL TENSION EXISTS BETWEEN EQUALITY AND LIBERTY THAT ONLY CAN BE RESOLVED BY A POWERFUL, EVEN UNLIMITED, ADMINISTRATIVE OR WELFARE STATE. THE AMERICAN FOUNDERS THOUGHT THAT EQUALITY AND LIBERTY WERE PERFECTLY COMPATIBLE. . . . |
WOMEN REMAIN OPPRESSED
"MOST OF US READILY CONDEMN THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIM COUNTRIES, BUT FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THAT FURTHER EROSION OF DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS COULD HAPPEN HERE IF THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM REMAINS UNCHALLENGED." |
