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By: procomicdiva
Dear friends, The crackdown and blackout on Iran's streets and internet is silencing the voices of protesters. Iranians urgently need internet access to communicate w...
Ethics and Morals
By: alarkie
This ongoing fiasco involving Governor Sanford of South Carolina has got me thinking about the difference between ethics and morals. Now to most people these things a...
Mayor Villaraigosa Pledges ...
By: goinggreen
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had his second inauguration yesterday, at which he pledged to make L.A. a coal free city by 2020. This will be no small feat si...
Truth to Power
By: allison
I've been enthralled all weekend by the Tweeter-powered "revolution" happening in Iran. Until today, the mainstream media has been almost silent about what's been goi...
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Truth to Power
I've been enthralled all weekend by the Tweeter-powered "revolution" happening in Iran. Until today, the mainstream media has been almost silent about what's been going o...
"Body" of Evidence
The political world never ceases to amaze and astound me. First it was the election of Barack Obama as president— something I never even dared to hope that my country w...
The Minority Party's Energy Plan
Media Matters has an interesting assessment of the recently released House Republican energy plan. The upshot is that it looks a whole lot like the Bush Cheney energy pla...
Obama's call for a new beginning
I stayed up late Wednesday night to listen to Obama address the Muslim world live from Cairo University. I was impressed by his optimism and his faith in peace and new be...
Where in the World is Mayor Ray Nagin??
The swine flu is still causing panic, or at least some understandable precautions, in other parts of the world and it is now the beg inning of June. Mayor Ray Nagin of Ne...
Does America's Schooling Reflect Students' Character?
I picked up the most recent issue of The Economist today and found an interesting opinion piece regarding the lack of work ethic found in today's American students when c...
Abortion Rewrite
Abortion Solutions Almost two weeks ago, a doctor who performed late-term abortions in Kansas was shot and killed outside of church. Based on the comments I received on t...
Cheney continues to write his own indictment
Former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq calls for investigation of Bush-era policies Ricardo Sanchez, former U.S. commander in Iraq, called this week for an investigation...
Attn: Ohio residents!
Don't let this happen: Ohio Governor Proposes Halving States Support; Many Libraries Could Close . Philosophy , I'm lookin' at you. ...
Boys and their Favorite Toy
My gripe of the day was with Joe Scarborough, my second-favorite conservative, (the first being my father, who in his older age has moved to the right of Genghis Khan) an...
Healthy Healthcare
W e all profit if our healthcare system is transformed… and the profit will not just be financial! This week in Washington, the hot topic is healthcare. Those with an e...
A crazy idea?
Well, I just noticed that somehow this post has disappeared from my blog, so here it is again! I have an idea. Call it Socialist, crazy, or whatever you like. But I just ...
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"Body" of Evidence
By: anewphilosophy
The political world never ceases to amaze and astound me. First it was the election of Barack Obama as president— something I never even dared to hope that my country...
Obama's call for a new beginning
I stayed up late Wednesday night to listen to Obama address the Muslim world live from Cairo University. I was impressed by his optimism and his faith in peace and ne...
The Legacy of D-Day
June 6, 1944 - June 6, 2009. Many of us weren't yet born in 1944. But a defining moment in the world happened on this day in that year. D-Day. The day the Allied Forc...
About Not Fighting in The Good War
When a documentary called "The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It" came out several years ago, I wrote an article for History News Network about the conscient...
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Ethics and Morals
This ongoing fiasco involving Governor Sanford of South Carolina has got me thinking about the difference between ethics and morals. Now to most people these things are o...
Mayor Villaraigosa Pledges to Make LA Coal Free by 2020
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had his second inauguration yesterday, at which he pledged to make L.A. a coal free city by 2020. This will be no small feat since ...
Regarding Minimum Wage Issue and Illegals vs. U.S. Citizens
A continuation of the Illegal Immigrant = Trespasser Article ... The fact of the matter is that families who have homes, that is citizens who are paying for mortgages or ...
Why Climate Science Is Irrelevant
At her address to the LOHAS conference a few weeks ago, sustainability guru Hunter Lovins said that the science of climate change doesn’t matter. As a writer covering c...
Illegal Immigrant = Trespasser (Arizona)
As a former resident of Arizona, I am encouraged by the stand the state government is taking on illegal immigration (see link at bottom). I truly hope the bill passes the...
Brutal crackdown on Iran’s streets is succeeding
Dear friends, The crackdown and blackout on Iran's streets and internet is silencing the voices of protesters. Iranians urgently need internet access to communicate with ...
A crazy idea?
Well, I just noticed that somehow this post has disappeared from my blog, so here it is again! I have an idea. Call it Socialist, crazy, or whatever you like. But I just ...
CAP AND TRADE RE-VISITED
Well, here we are again. They voted for Cap and Trade and won in the House by 7 votes. This was accomplished by the Democrats stalking in the night like criminals. They c...
Important Vote Today
An important vote is scheduled to take place in the House today on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, also known as ACES, Waxman-Markey and the climate change bi...
Boys and their Favorite Toy
My gripe of the day was with Joe Scarborough, my second-favorite conservative, (the first being my father, who in his older age has moved to the right of Genghis Khan) an...
Stand up for Iran's brave human rights advocates
Behind the scenes, Iranian authorities have conducted a campaign to silence dissident voices through arbitrary arrests and detention. Call on authorities in Iran today to...
Another Racist Attack: What’s with the GOP?
Diva note: this is the email that caused such a stir last week June 18th, 2009 By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst June 18, 2009 – The racist and offensive behav...
Help spare the life of Troy Davis
Please Add Your Support Sign Now Time Is Of The Essence! http://iamtroy.com/ ...
NAACP: Help Spare the Life of Innocent Inmate
June 22nd, 2009 The NAACP, Amnesty International and other leading human rights groups are urging everybody to get involved in helping spare the life of Troy Davis, whom ...
Healthy Healthcare
W e all profit if our healthcare system is transformed… and the profit will not just be financial! This week in Washington, the hot topic is healthcare. Those with an e...
Attn: Ohio residents!
Don't let this happen: Ohio Governor Proposes Halving States Support; Many Libraries Could Close . Philosophy , I'm lookin' at you. ...
Iranian Uprise From Perspective of Former Empress
Just read a great interview with the former Empress of Iran. It was her husband's monarchy that was overturned in the 1979 Middle East revolutions. I can't help but think...
Photos from UNHCR
A haunting and thought provoking stream of photos from the UN High Commission on Refugees, courtesy of Flickr. This stream won't be up much longer, so check it out as soo...
AN ANALYSIS CONTINUED
· Stop subsidizing Ethanol and use the corn to sell to countries that need it. Instead of paying for corn, we could sell it. It would also reduce our costs locally for c...
AN ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND SOLUTIONS THAT
AN ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND SOLUTIONS THAT WORK Many of those who have read my articles have thought that I am too rough on the Current Administration a...
