Haiti Two Years Later: How the US has Failed Haitian Families
By Steven Forester Since Haiti’s devastating quake two years ago today, many Republicans and Democrats have been urging President Obama to take a simple step to save lives and speed recovery, one which would cost virtually nothing, reunite families, and help thousands in Haiti. Ten editorial boards have urged the Obama administration to take the […]
GITMO: Obama’s Broken Promise Protested
On the tenth anniversary of the arrival of the first illegal detainees at Guantanamo Bay, hundreds of protesters tolerated DC’s winter rain to express their disappointment, and anger, at President Obama and the most despised and ineffective congress that Americans have ever had to tolerate. A ninety minute rally that educated the large crowd that […]
US Drone Attacks: Making Pakistan More Unstable
The latest drone strike occurred on Tuesday in North Waziristan, and it will unquestionably bring the tense relationship between Pakistan and the United States closer to a breaking point. It was the first US drone strike in Pakistan this year. The last criminal blunder committed by the US military happened in November 2011, when an […]
Occupy: A First Step Towards a Revolution of Our Collective Consciousness
When talking to people who are not involved or even informed about the Occupy movement-thanks to the lack of coverage by mainstream corporate controlled media outlets-they still feel that something out of the ordinary is going on. Even some people belonging to the so called “intelligentsia” are cynical about a movement which they view as […]
90 Plus: Aging in the Future
By Ron Steinman Everyone knows the population in the United States is growing. Because of advances in medicine there are more people over sixty-five alive today than at any time in our history. But there is more to this than most realize. Be aware, change is fast coming to the geriatric population, and thus to […]
