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THE CALL OF THE SAMAÚMA Hurricanes, McCain's election craziness, near war in the Middle East and, now, news that deforestation has risen...

OBAMA'S SPEECH I watched the speech on the Internet here in Brasilia. To be honest, I had concerns about the apparent closeness in the v...

GILBERTO GIL: Brazil's Revolutionary Cultural Wedge Photo by Joi Ito Gilberto Gil recently resigned as Brazil's Minister of Culture ...

The (new) WILD WILD WEST While I was doing environmental politics in the US northwest, Timothy Egan was the western editor for the NY Times....

Santo Daime Reunion: Family, Birthdays and Joy at Ceu de Fátima I traveled last week, back to the São Paulo area, in order to join up with t...

Authority, Credibility and the Audacity of Change I just had what seems as an uniquely Internet experience of reading two different essays a...

Astral Bridge There's a new website reporting the renewed scientific interest and studies of entheogens. Good reporting and great grap...

Saving the Amazon Forest Brazil Establishes Forest Fund Direct from the treehugger: In an effort to raise money to prevent deforestation ...

Good News from the Heart of the Forest Ayahuasca is declared a cultural patrimony of Peru The decision of the Peruvian government, signed by...

From the Heart of Divina Luz True love Is a great Divine Light It is a flashing star A beacon that illuminates... Divina Luz is yet another ...

From the Heart of Chris Abani Chris Abani's first novel, published when he was 16, was Masters of the Board , a political thriller about...

From the Heart of Roger Cohen Today's NY Times op-ed from Roger Cohen is extraordinary. Please July 24, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist Karadzic a...

What's In A Name? photo source: Laughing Squid Go to Orginal George W. Bush Sewage Plant plan is on ballot Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Staff...

The Dark Side therawstory gives us the following report: Red Cross finds Bush administration guilty of war crimes Andrew McLemore Publis...

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE Oil prices are soaring. Fanny May and Freddy Mac are collapsing. Food riots are spreading. Biodiversity is going down the...