Nancy for President! November 9, 2006

She might very well be the Wonder Woman of the 21st century.
A pro-choice, anti-Iraq-war and staunch civil liberties defender. She supports the 2001 Unborn Victims of Violence Act, stem cell research, the separation of Church and State and increases to the minimum wage. She is education focused (2001 No Child Left Behind Act), health-care focused, [...]

We are watching you, Dubya. November 8, 2006

As millions of Americans cast their ballots in crucial mid-term congressional elections, early fears of new voting dramas emerged as soon as polls opened – especially in Ohio and Florida, the two battleground states scarred by voting dramas in 2000 and 2004.In one school in the predominantly black district of East Cleveland, Ohio, all 12 [...]

Israel seeks to move gay pride parade November 7, 2006

At first glimpse of the photo on this story, I thought it was a scene from the ongoing Israel / Hezbollah conflict. Wars over occupation and the right to land – although still, in my mind, not a valid reason for war as one does not exist – are not an unfamiliar sight. We have [...]

Saddam Hussein: The pot killing the kettle November 6, 2006

Please explain to me how any person or group of people is/are justified in taking someone else’s life as punishment for that person taking the life of another?

It’s not what you say but how you say it! (?) November 3, 2006

So Right to Life activist, Peter Erbacher launched attacks on RU486 Doctor, Caroline de Costa. While Mr. Erbacher admits that he is “too full on and rough around the edges” as he sabotages de Costa’s book launch by leaping on stage and badgering her, he also professes to “play by the rules”.  The fact that [...]