The New York Times is reporting today that President Barack Obama is changing his foreign policy strategy on Sudan. Instead of keeping his promise of isolating the country’s bloody dictator, Obama’s envoy will now try to work with him to achieve peace in the region. But given the uncooperative history of Sudan’s leader, the news only reflects Obama’s weak commitment to tackle head on the human rights violations in that occur in that region of Africa.
Bill Maher gives another insightful and humorous view on American society and how we operate. From our greed, to our sugary foods, to health care. Maher is unapologetic at stating that despite how politicians say we are the greatest country on earth, the reality is that “we are not a good people.”
A Louisiana judge, Keith Bardwell, from the Tangipahoa parish is yet another symptom that racism is still a problem in America in 2009, despite the election of the first African-American President.
Today the United Nations Human Rights Council strongly condemned a host of Israeli measures in the occupied Palestinian territory and called on both sides to implement the recommendations of a UN commission that found that Israel and Hamas committed serious war crimes in the 3 weeks Gaza war 9 months ago. The commission, led by [...]
Okay, so after wooing her for months, the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee finally got Republican Olympia Snowe to sign onto the Baucus Health Reform Bill. The Maine moderate and lone GOP Senator to vote with the thirteen Dems, helped the historic measure pass 14-9. But she said, “my vote today is my vote today,” implying the flimsy bi-partisan romance may be short lived. Snowe may still vote no on the final version, which will be a conference concoction combining Baucus’ restrained bill with the more progressive H.E.L.P. ( Health Education Labor & Pension) Committee bill which includes a public option, something Snowe—despite growing support in her home state—has vowed to vote against.
