Short Takes: News From All Over
June 9, 2005
Guerillas in the List
By Erica Gies, Grist Magazine
Craigslist Foundation, the force behind the online network with San Francisco Bay area roots, is greening its web community efforts. Recognizing the potential people-power of the growing collective, Craigslist is developing the Environmental Non-Profit Network to serve as a lounge for social, political and technical exchange. All are welcome to join this web dialogue and call to action. Whether you live near the Golden Gate Bridge or by a pair of golden arches, the focus is broad and inclusive -- to promote and create a sustainable future while strengthening community ties. -- Marca Bradt
http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2005/06/01/gies-craigslist/
http://www.enpn.org/
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How to Talk to an Artist
By Gail Gregg, ARTnews ONLINE
Artists often sense the world around them more acutely than others, which is why they can be more sensitive when it comes to discussing their personal visions. There are questions that artists love or loathe, and comments they welcome or wince at. The next time you encounter such a professional -- as they prefer to be thought of -- know what to say and ask and how to say and ask it because, according to them, there's a not-so-subtle difference between remarking 'iiiinteresting' and 'interesting!' -- Marca Bradt
http://www.artnewsonline.com/currentarticle.cfm?type=feature&art_id=1856
It's a Heckuva Time to Be Dropping Business Ethics Courses
By Marjorie Kelly, Business Ethics
The Enron and WorldCom scandals generated much public hand-wringing on Wall Street. But the suits may not have learned their lesson. Literally. Business Ethics reports that, despite the moral shortcomings on display in the biz world of late, several business schools have dropped or trimmed their ethics courses. -- Hannah Lobel
http://www.business-ethics.com/whats_new/bestbizschools.html
The Book Club
By Staff, The American Prospect
Ahh summer. Time for the reading lists. The American Prospect throws its own into the mix, giving a quick rundown of the progressive in-crowd's faves published during the 15 years of the magazine's existence. Check out reading tips from the likes of Eli Pariser, Walter Mondale, and Katrina vanden Heuvel. -- Hannah Lobel
http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewPrint&articleId=9730