ICR News Articles

Foster and Kimberly's Response to John Robbins' Critique of THRIVE

Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 -0700

As some of you may know, several of the people interviewed in our movie, THRIVE, have recently signed a public letter of dissociation from the film. Those signing the statement express feeling misled about the films content and find the message of THRIVE to be misguided. We sincerely apologize for whatever unwitting part we played in generating this sense of having been mislead and can say with utmost sincerity that this was never our intent.

Health Care Reform and the Supreme Court (Affordable Care Act) | The New York Times

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:00:00 -0700

On March 26, the Supreme Court began three days of hearings on challenges to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform bill pushed by President Obama and passed by Congress in March 2010 over bitter Republican opposition.

It is one of the most significant cases heard by the court in decades, with implications for the presidential race as well as the future of health care coverage. The decision, due in late June, is also likely to be a major factor in shaping the legacy of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., as well as Mr. Obama, whose signature domestic initiative is on the line.

An Auto Engine that runs on Air | Tata Motors

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:00:00 -0800

That's right, Air not Gas, Diesel or Electric but just the Air around us, take a look. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy N. For Luxembourg-based MDI, uses Compressed Air to push its engine's pistons and make the car go. The Air Car, called the "Mini CAT" could cost around 365,757 rupees in India or $8,177 US. The Mini CAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis, a body of Fiberglass that is glued not welded and powered by Compressed Air.

Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:00:00 -0800

Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extremebut in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.

9th Circuit Court rules visitors to national forest don't have to pay a fee | Pasadena Star News

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0800

In a decision that could bring an end to the national Adventure Pass program, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Forest Service cannot charge for hiking, walking, picnicking or visiting undeveloped areas of national forest land.

In the unanimous ruling released Feb. 9 in favor of four hikers who objected to paying a fee to visit the forest, Judge Robert Gettleman wrote: "Everyone is entitled to enter national forests without paying a cent."

Afghanistan, Military Budget, Iran and Israel: Update | Tikkun

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0800

Earlier today, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that the US will seek to end its combat missions in Afghanistan as early as "mid-2013." This important announcement is a welcome development in the right direction towards ending more than a decade-old US war in Afghanistan. A shift away from combat operations will reduce the risk to US forces while acknowledging that there simply is no military solution to the challenges faced in Afghanistan. When combined with recent reports indicating progress in a political peace process, it is apparent that US policymakers are finally hearing the clear will of the American people who want to bring our troops home now and end the US war in Afghanistan.

Corporate Rule Is Not Inevitable | Yes Magazine

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:00 -0800

You may remember that there was a time when apartheid in South Africa seemed unstoppable.

Sure, there were international boycotts of South African businesses, banks, and tourist attractions. There were heroic activists in South Africa, who were going to prison and even dying for freedom. But the conventional wisdom remained that these were principled gestures with little chance of upending the entrenched system of white rule.

The 2012 Prophecy: Making it Real | 13Moon.com

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:00:00 -0800

"The accurate content of the message for the Maya Prophecy for our times is that the date of December 21, 2012 is nothing more than a general marker, a specific date that infact indicates a whole era, an era of hope, an era of opportunity - the opportunity to re-establish a sense of community amongst all humans of this planet..." -From The Maya Taino Prophecy Initiative, led by Maya Elder Antonio Aj Ik and Taino Elder Miguel Sague - www.mayatainoprophecy.webs.com

December 21, 2012 marks the Shifting of World Ages, a return to zero point, where we officially transition from the current 5,125 year World Age Cycle, and enter into a New World Cycle; marking a new level of our unfoldment as a planetary collective; a new level of our human evolution in concert with our living Universe.

How Wall Street Occupied America | Common Dreams

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:00:00 -0700

This article is adapted from a speech Bill Moyers gave in October at Public Citizens fortieth-anniversary gala.

During the prairie revolt that swept the Great Plains in 1890, populist orator Mary Elizabeth Lease exclaimed, Wall Street owns the country. Money rules. Our laws are the output of a system which clothes rascals in robes and honesty in rags. The [political] parties lie to us and the political speakers mislead us."

Map of Fukishima Cesium-137 Deposition Across the Pacific by CEREA | SKF Blogspot

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:00:00 -0700

France's CEREA has the simulation map of ground deposition of cesium-137 from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant accident on its "Fukushima" page. It not only shows Japan but also the entire northern Pacific Rim, from Russian Siberia to Alaska to the West Coast of the US to the entire US.