Category: Mind Space

Americans Get Freedoms Back

Last Friday, the Senate of the United States rejected a motion to prolong the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act infringed on the rights of many Americans by removing limitations on what law enforcement can and can’t do.

“Much of the controversy involved powers granted to law enforcement agencies to gain access to a wealth of personal data, including library and medical records, in secret, as part of investigations into suspected terrorist activity”

Meet Us Things

ThingsAreGood.com is going to have a general meeting for all peoples interested in changing the world for the better! Come out and talk about the world, meet like-minded people, or just come to drink.

Our first meet up will be in Toronto next week:
Where: The Last Temptation in Kensington Market (on the West side of Kensington Ave close to Dundas)
WhenThursday December 15th, 8:00 PM and on!

Look for the group of people who look like they’re talking about goodness!

Dig for the Truth

A new website, Truthdig.com, that “drills” beyond the headlines to get to the truth.

From their About page:

“Truthdig is a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. The site is built around major “digs,” led by authorities in their fields, who will drill down into contemporary topics and assemble packages of content—text, links, audio, video—that will grow richer with time and user participation. To offer frequent change and surprise, the magazine will also present a diversity of original reporting and aggregated content culled by the site’s editors and staff.”

Mazda Pays to Walk

Japanese automaker Mazda will start paying employees to walk to work. The car company is promoting the pay to walk program to improve the health of their workers and to protect the environment.

All 20,000 of the company’s workers in Japan are eligible to receive the 1,500 Yen incentive each month.