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Terrorism is the expression of rage by the
underdeveloped world.
When
Humanity Fails
It should be a national
embarrassment that MTV is more outspoken about [Sudan's] genocide
than our president.
Accounts of Depleted Uranium reported by various media outlets around the world
The United States spends far more on health care than other advanced countries. Yet we don't appear to receive more medical services. And we have lower life-expectancy and higher infant-mortality rates than countries that spend less than half as much per person. How do we do it?
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If a man and a woman each started
working on Jan. 1, the man would have earned a year's pay by Dec.
31. The woman would have to continue working three months and 19
days longer to earn the same amount. In America today, the woman's
work year extends until April 19 of the next year.
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The AFL-CIO has just released the 2005 version of the
Executive PayWatch website and database—and you’ve
got to see what these guys are getting paid!
New US Emblem A condom allows for inflation, halts production,
destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a
sense of security while you're actually being screwed. Damn, it just doesn't
get more accurate than that.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
urges respect for democracy as she tours
Latin America. Speaking in
Brazil, Ms Rice said Latin American countries should keep faith with
democratic reforms. Ms Rice was due to visit Colombia for talks, followed
by stops in Chile and El Salvador.
Ha ha, this is funny
because the
US is responsible for overthrowing
democratically elected governments
in Brazil, Columbia, Chile, El Salvador,
Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Uruguay, Guatemala, Granada,
Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Peru, Guyana, Paraguay, Bolivia,
and Argentina. Not
to mention the rest of the world
like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Angola, Iran, Cambodia,
Iraq, the Philippines, Greece, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Syria,
Thailand, Spain, Pakistan, Lebanon, South Africa, Malawi, Indonesia,
Ghana, Oman, Sudan, South Dakota, Portugal, Australia, Timor, Morocco,
Jamaica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Kenya, Afghanistan, Romania,
Liberia, Turkey, Chad, Fiji, Kuwait, the Balkans, Algeria,
Rwanda, Croatia, Mexico, Kosovo, Serbia, and the United States.
The State Department decided to stop
publishing an annual report on international terrorism after the
government's top terrorism center concluded that there were more
terrorist attacks in 2004 than in any year since 1985, the first
year the publication covered.
Bush Administration Covers Up Rise in
Terrorism
Editorials: Notable and Newsworthy What I Didn't See in Iraq By Rep. Jim McGovern Neocons as Parasites by Scott Ritter The Normalization of War by Andrew J. Bacevich Some Like It Hot by Chris Mooney |
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Jodie's Editorial
Those of us who accuse the administration of
inventing a Social Security crisis are often accused, in return, of do-nothingism,
of refusing to face up to the nation's problems. I plead not guilty:
America does face a real crisis - but it's in health care, not Social
Security.
Just 110,000 jobs were added in
March, not nearly enough even to keep up with population growth.
Meanwhile, the wages and benefits of non-supervisory workers --
about 80 percent of the American workforce -- continue to drop, in
real terms. This is unusual for this stage of a so-called
recovery.
Iraqi Children Fared Better under Saddam Dahr Jamail's Iraq
Dispatches
A number is important not only to
quantify the cost of war, but as a reminder of those whose dreams
will never be realized in a free and democratic Iraq
Defender of Iraqi War Victims Killed The Senseless Death of the Woman Who Fought George Bush Civilian War Victims Advocate Marla Ruzicka Mourned
The April 24 appearance by Republican
Senate leader William Frist on a nationwide telecast of Christian
fundamentalists, organized to brand opposition to the Bush
administration as “anti-Christian,” is an unprecedented step. For the
first time in American history, the attempt is being made to make
religion the basis for a major political party.
On March 13,
the StartChange Team launched the
Stop Fake News
A landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 17 percent over the next five years was formally signed by the Canadian government and the country's automobile industry. In keeping with the Kyoto protocol on climate change, the pact could reduce annual gas emissions for Canadian vehicles by 5.3 million tons by 2010, if the voluntary program is carried out properly after it goes into effect in 2007 Maryland lawmakers approved legislation that would effectively require Wal-Mart to boost spending on health care, a direct legislative thrust against a corporate giant that is already on the defensive on many fronts nationwide. Lawmakers said they did not set out to single out Wal-Mart when they drafted a bill requiring organizations with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on health benefits - or put the money directly into the state's health program for the poor. But as debate raged in the Senate yesterday, it was clear that the giant retailer, which has 15,000 workers in Maryland, was the only company that would be affected. |
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Jodie Hemerda, Co-Founder of InterAct is the 2005 winner of the Malcolm Knowles Memorial Self-Directed Learning Award, presented to an individual for significant contributions to the field of self-directed learning. Jodie Hemerda’s experience in the MLS Psychology Emphasis embodies the spirit of the Malcolm Knowles Award. Jodie has been a pioneering spirit whose efforts reflect her love of learning. In addition to being an “A” student, Jodie responded to 9/11 by founding an online newsletter: “Shout”. This publication is a conduit of peaceful philosophy that was a response to the tragedy. Jodie epitomizes the highly self-directed adult learner by her initiative and her commitment to the common good. Jodie has now completed her degree in Psychology and the certificate in “Social Justice and Reconciliation”, and we know that she will continue with her life goal of the exploration of knowledge.
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