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For us, the desire to examine our consumer society emerges from an ethical, and in some cases religious, perspective that holds that we are not the owners of this world, simply the trustees. We have a moral and ethical obligation to do everything we can to ensure the best chance as health and happiness for future generations.

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Synthetic DNA

Synthetic DNA

Craig Venter is not a patient man. Years ago a Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Michael Brown, visited Venter’s laboratory and told us that …

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End of Life Health Care

End of Life Health Care

The new geriatric physician entered mother’s nursing home room and asked her, “What do you want me to do for you?’ Louise B. Raggio, a …

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War As Conspicuous Consumption

War As Conspicuous Consumption

My father left for the Pacific theater of World War II  when I was a baby.  He spent two and a half years island-hopping with …

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Christianity and Consumption

Christianity and Consumption

Jesus was a homeless person, as were his 12 disciples who attended the Last Supper in somebody else’s house.  The history of Christianity is speckled …

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