Daniel Lubetzky

A recent study with pregnant female rats indicated that the pups of those rats who were offered junk food ended up opting for junk food at far higher rates than the pups of moms that were under a regular chow regime.  …pups whose mothers ate junk food while pregnant and lactating had a greater taste [...]

From the ever-incisive and amusing Michael Kinsley, trying to decode the Democratic Party’s "platform": Translating the document is no simple task. First, an alarmist note. Democrats favor “tough, practical and humane immigration reform.” And, “We will provide immediate relief to working people who have lost their jobs, families who have lost their homes and people [...]

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." – Alan Kay

Mike Edwards questions whether the trendy concept of philantrocapitalism exemplified by Bill Gates is as effective as the uncritical buzz it is generating.  And he raises questions worthy of consideration, including this one in his q&a: …what are the actual effects of business involvement in activities that are intended to promote social change? Where is [...]

Thomas Friedman contrasts US energy policy and US behavior to the way Danes live and have structured their lives to be energy-efficient, and almost energy-independent. New York Times, August 10, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist Flush With Energy By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Copenhagen The Arctic Hotel in Ilulissat, Greenland, is a charming little place on the West [...]

Here is an amusingly observative piece from Verlyn Klinkenborg in the NYT editorial page about how smart-phones are taking over the human race and turning us into weirdly asocial beings… August 10, 2008 New York Times, City Life The Smart-Phone Attitude Things were strange enough when New Yorkers used ordinary cellphones. It was common, in [...]

Before you watch this, make SURE you watch the earlier post about Matt (here).

Watch this and I dare you not to smile. You can learn more about Matt here. I noticed he visited Tel Aviv and East Jerusalem for modest takes in each place, but I’d love to bring him back for a BIG dance across Israel and Palestine.  We at OneVoice are always so worried about ensuring [...]

What do you do when your formerly fun and irreverent brand has been threatened by months of media criticism over alleged corporate missteps? Regardless of where you stand on whether Microsoft tried to manipulate Yahoo or Jerry Yang missed an opportunity to drive shareholder value (or far harsher assessments including this one from Joe Nocera [...]

From the OneVoice newsletter: The results are in! Ø 50 Palestinian winners and 50 Israeli winners have been selected Ø Read some of the winning essays Ø Israel & Palestine to Co-Host World Cup in 2018? Check out one vision for the future · OneVoice Youth Leadership & outreach update Ø OneVoice Israeli & Palestinian [...]