Editorial
Humanism – lost Credo of our Species
( By Robert Grudin) “Humanitas meant the development of human virtue, in all its forms, to its fullest extent. The term thus implied not only such qualities as are associated with the modern word humanity—understanding, benevolence, compassion, mercy—but also such more aggressive characteristics as fortitude, judgment, prudence, eloquence, and even love of honour. Consequently, the possessor of humanitas could not be merely a sedentary and isolated philosopher or man of letters but was of necessity a participant in active life. Just as action without insight was held to be aimless and barbaric, insight without action was rejected as barren and imperfect. Humanitas called for a fine balance of action and contemplation, a balance born not of compromise but of complementarity. The goal of such fulfilled and balanced virtue was political, in the broadest sense of the word.”
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Humanism News
Former AHA Head Embarrassed by Negative ‘Humanism’
Progressive and mainstream humanists, Catholics, Protestants, Jews and others of good will need to concentrate on what unites us, not on what divides us. Divisive ad campaigns invite blowback and stimulate both ends of the religious spectrum to engage in fruitless bouts of name-calling and invective.
Father of the Green Revolution
Norman Borlaug has been described by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee as the greatest hunger fighter of our time — for nearly 50 years.
UN promises bullion coins as a world currency
“Supplementing the dollar with a bullion currency would solve some of the problems related to the potential of countries running large deficits and would help stability,”
Why the War Machine Keeps on Running
A large standing military, a large contractor base, and its widespread congressional patronage network cannot survive without war or the threat of war to lubricate the continuing money flow it requires.
To Beat Back Poverty, Pay the Poor
A single social program is transforming how countries all over the world help their poor.
NCDs: Silent Killers Plague the Species
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – namely cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes – cause 60% of all global deaths, but receive just 2.3% of international development assistance for health.
Features
A smaller and stronger America A country that employs more than one million people within its intelligence community, and still is surprised by the Arab Spring, is not being efficient with its resources.
Human “races” do not exist The notion that there are no distinct human races is revolutionary. If we cannot gratuitously accuse people of racism – call them pigmentists, or just piggies??
The Isolationist Red Herring Ron Paul wants the thousand or so U.S. military installations scattered around the world closed. Why can we not elect this man?
Neo-Humanism, Kurtz confront the New Atheism Concerned that his positive vision of humanism is being threatened and perhaps eclipsed with a new brand of acerbic atheism, Paul Kurtz has drafted and released a new “Neo-Humanist Statement of Secular Values and Principles.”
The Humanist Outed Dutch Nukes The Dutch and Italians, et al have been hiding their nukes for decades. Like the actions of the Israelis ignoring the Warsaw ghetto lessons, these actions morally undermine us all.
UN Parliament
Vote World Parliament News #35 As of January 16, 2011, 21,562 people have voted. So far, the votes are 95.4% in favor of creating a democratic world parliament. Open a booth on your website today!
UN
Canada should push for a UN parliamentary assembly A strengthened United Nations where all voices can be heard is imperative. But to be heard, these voices must come not only from government functionaries but also from representatives of people.
The Accomplishments of the United Nations “The UN was not created to take humanity to heaven but to save it from hell.”- Former United Nations Sec’y-General Dag Hammarskjold.
The Future News
Drug Counselors Replace Police, Fund Hospitals Within an outpatient counseling process, a Canada-wide program allows drug counselors to dispense addictive drugs, legal or not, at prices below street levels.
Humanists Acquiring Canadian Churches “It’s been a wonderful experience.” observes Martin McGlade, who convinced his local Humanist chapter that they had much to learn from traditional religion.
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Greenpeace, Sierra Reverse Nuclear Policy Two major environmental advocacy groups reverse their policies on nuclear power, to deal with the tar sands as a giant oil spill.
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