Public Affairs
In the Wake of Katrina
Peter Kobel worked as a hurricane relief volunteer in Biloxi, Miss., taking part in an effort to salvage flooded housing stock. He blogged his experience for popularmechanics.com.
Stealing the Fire
The documentary Stealing the Fire, which premiered at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, focuses on Karl-Heinz Schaab, a German technician convicted of treason in 1999 for selling top-secret nuclear weapons plans to Iraq. The filmmakers connect today's nuclear weapons underground with the atomic bomb program of Nazi Germany.
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It’s Something in the Water
Many people take water for granted and use it copiously, even carelessly. But clean, safe water is an important, often controversial issue everywhere. And our actions and water-use decisions have planet-wide consequences.
At FlexPetz, Every Dog Has His Day, or Hour
Called variously “rent a pet” or a “four-legged escort service” by its opponents, FlexPetz offers what its founder deems “shared pet ownership.”