Should the United States apologize to Iraqis and pay their country reparations? Now, ten years after an invasion that was illegal under international law and based on mistaken pretexts, Al-Iraq News columnist Jamal Muhammad Taqi argues that it's time for America to make amends - but he has little expectation that it will. For Al-Iraq News, Jamal Muhammad Taqi starts off this … [Read more...] about The Invasion of Our Nation Goes Unpunished (Al-Iraq News, Iraq)
Facing Reality: Reality TV Shows
by Peter W. Johnson, Guest Voice There are two aspects of American Culture which I honestly cannot wait to see go the way of the dinosaurs—the Tea Party, and, “Reality” shows. But since the Tea Party is condemned or extolled about a million times a day, in a plethora of different article and web posts, this particular post will focus on what we so unabashedly call, Reality … [Read more...] about Facing Reality: Reality TV Shows
An Overview of The Four Agreements: The Time is Right
by Dr. Kevin Purcell One of my favorite reads in the last decade has been Don Miguel Ruiz’s “Four Agreements”. I wish I had read it when I was a kid. But it's never too late, and my young adult kids have benefited. In the book, Ruiz suggests how to avoid self-limiting train of thought. These easy to understand suggestions are one path to remaining kind and fair to … [Read more...] about An Overview of The Four Agreements: The Time is Right
N. Korea keeps world guessing on birthday plans
N. Korea keeps world guessing on birthday plans (via AFP) All eyes are on North Korea on Monday to see if it marks the birthday of late founder Kim Il-Sung with an expected missile launch, despite tension-reducing noises from Seoul and Washington. North Korea has a habit of linking high-profile military tests with key dates in its annual calendar. The centenary… … [Read more...] about N. Korea keeps world guessing on birthday plans
A good reason not to run for re-election
This is as good a reason not to run for re-election than any: Arrested last week on charges he abused his position to imprison a 20-year-old Trainer man during a drunken, gun-wielding encounter at his home in February, Marcus Hook Mayor James “Jay” Schiliro has dropped his bid for re-election. But he said Wednesday he plans to finish out his term as mayor. And the details … [Read more...] about A good reason not to run for re-election
Justin Bieber’s Self-absorbed Message for the late Anne Frank (No Joke)
There are self-absorbed celebrities-- and then apparently there is teen idol Justin Bieber. He visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, a memorial to Annelies "Anne" Marie Frank, one of the Nazi holocaust's most famous victims. Yes, it's the young girl who wrote that famous diary, hid for years from the Nazis in a house, only to be captured and die in a concentration camp. … [Read more...] about Justin Bieber’s Self-absorbed Message for the late Anne Frank (No Joke)
Behind in Taxes (Cartoon)
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Is there a special hell for Wayne LaPierre?
Is there a special hell for Wayne LaPierre? It's Sunday. One can but hope. Three months and a day after the Newtown massacre, Mr. LaPierre, dressed in his trademark business suit and starched white shirt, arrived with a security detail at a convention hall overlooking the Potomac for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, a gathering of thousands of … [Read more...] about Is there a special hell for Wayne LaPierre?
The World Reacts to Global Warming (Cartoon)
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Rubio vows tough, 10-year path to US citizenship
Rubio vows tough, 10-year path to US citizenship (via AFP) Senator Marco Rubio, the Republican point man for immigration reform, on Sunday said a new bill would carve an arduous 10-year path to citizenship for the country's 11 million illegal immigrants. Appearing on a string of Sunday talk shows, Rubio appeared keen to reassure hardline Republicans opposed… … [Read more...] about Rubio vows tough, 10-year path to US citizenship
Billions extra to reform education in Australia
Billions extra to reform education in Australia (via AFP) Australia has announced a Aus$14.5 billion (US$15.2 billion) plan to boost funding for schools in one of the country's biggest education reforms in decades. Under the proposal, revealed on Sunday, the extra cash will be made available over six years from 2014 with the government setting a goal for… … [Read more...] about Billions extra to reform education in Australia
Stirred by a message from the heart (Guest Voice)
Stirred by a message from the heart by Dana Milbank WASHINGTON -- In a city where David's righteousness almost never beats Goliath's might, what Nicole Hockley and the other Sandy Hook families did to the gun lobby last week was nigh unto miraculous. Gun-control legislation had appeared to be a lost cause. But over the course of four days, Hockley, who … [Read more...] about Stirred by a message from the heart (Guest Voice)
China Confirms Their Warming is Human Caused
China Confirms Their Warming is Human Caused (via Climate Central) By Tim Radford, Climate News Network LONDON — Chinese scientists have just confirmed that greenhouse gas emissions have sent the thermometer soaring in one country — China. This is, they say, the first study to directly link warmer daily minimum and maximum temperatures with climate change in… … [Read more...] about China Confirms Their Warming is Human Caused
Mubarak retrial collapses in chaos
Mubarak retrial collapses in chaos (via AFP) The judge in ousted president Hosni Mubarak's retrial stepped aside on Saturday, in a chaotic opening hearing that lasted just seconds and saw a proud and combative Mubarak smile and wave in the dock. Head judge Mostafa Hassan Abdallah told the court he would recuse himself and send the case to the… … [Read more...] about Mubarak retrial collapses in chaos
Dancing the Sacred Tune
God moves. He is rushing wind, raging water, consuming fire. God is gentle breath, sacred whisper, setting sun. God is eternal activity, peace in motion, and fluid glory penetrating exterior and interior walls. God is beat, rhythm, and song. He motivates the tune, conducts the band, and sets the pace. His theme swirls creation, makes the disconnected parts one. Those … [Read more...] about Dancing the Sacred Tune
Erin Pizzey: Ask Me Anything on Reddit
Erin Pizzey, founder of the international battered women's movement and the world's first internationally recognized Women's Refuge, early member of the women's movement on the 1970s, friend to feminist icons such as Betty Friedan and Susan Brownmiller, bestselling author of numerous books on domestic violence as well as several bestselling novels, Men's Human Rights Advocate, … [Read more...] about Erin Pizzey: Ask Me Anything on Reddit
The Medal of Honor for a Soldier Who ‘Didn’t Fire a Gun…’ – Part II
President Barack Obama holds Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun's Easter stole as he greets Kapaun's family in the Oval Office at the White House, April 11, 2013. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with members of the chaplain family before awarding him the Medal of Honor posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room. On Thursday, President Obama posthumously … [Read more...] about The Medal of Honor for a Soldier Who ‘Didn’t Fire a Gun…’ – Part II
Hypocrisy 101: Republicans Attack Obama for Concession He Made to Them
We hereby present this certificate of hypocrisy to Republicans who've been blasting President Barack Obama over a concession he made to them. It's yet another sign of our hyper-partisan, hyper-ideologist times. It has been said many times before the past several months, but it's worth saying again: rebranding reshmanding. The New Republic notes: Want to know whether … [Read more...] about Hypocrisy 101: Republicans Attack Obama for Concession He Made to Them
Newtown Mom Francine Wheeler Delivers the President’s Weekly Address (VIDEO) UPDATED
In an unprecedented move in the tradition of the President's weekly address, private citizen Francine Wheeler, whose son Ben, 6, was one of the 20 first graders murdered by a gunman with an automatic weapon at Newtown, Ct, delivered the President's Weekly address. It is serious, compelling -- and wrenching: In remarks that she wrote along with her husband David, … [Read more...] about Newtown Mom Francine Wheeler Delivers the President’s Weekly Address (VIDEO) UPDATED
Russia slaps tit-for-tat ban on 18 US officials
Russia slaps tit-for-tat ban on 18 US officials (via AFP) Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington blackballing 18 Russians over alleged human rights abuses. Already-strained relations between the two countries chilled further as Russia hit back at what it called an "unfriendly… … [Read more...] about Russia slaps tit-for-tat ban on 18 US officials