Will we cost out Capital Punishment soon?

Perhaps this is how capitalist societies stay honest. Rather than abolish laws that seem outdated and cause controversy, they just raise the bar to make them too costly to execute ... " Mr. O’Malley, a Democrat and a Roman Catholic who has cited religious opposition to...

Dalai Lama visits Seattle amid turmoil over Tibet

Dalai Lama begins US visit in Seattle amid turmoil over Tibet; set to speak on compassion.Dalai Lama Misses appointments this morning because he doesn't own an alarm clock.  Oh the joy of being a Buddist...

China Outraged by US-Tibet Resolution

The US has hurt China's feelings."An indignant China said Friday the U.S. "seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" when Congress passed a resolution calling on Beijing to stop cracking down on Tibetan dissent and talk to the Dalai Lama.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman...

Dalai Lama to Receive US Congressional Gold Medal

"The medal ceremony, scheduled for Oct. 17 at the U.S. Capitol building, will mark the most important award for the exiled Dalai Lama since he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989″I really feel very gratified that...

If you support keeping drugs illegal...

"You support robberies and assaults on innocent people. The high prices of drugs caused by prohibition force many drug addicts to turn to robbery in order to pay for their drugs. Legalization would drop drug...

Defund the War and Declare Peace!

"Between now and the fourth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq in March, the Declaration of Peace Campaign is calling on members of Congress: * To make a public commitment to defund the war and...

Martin Luther King - 1929-1968

"Making Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday recognized the importance of his life and writings in an appropriate manner. One is sometimes astonished to remember, thinking back on his relatively brief public life, from Montgomery in 1955 until his death in...

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A Picture Perfect Military Coup

"In the end, the military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was fitting for this largely-Buddhist nation. Not a shot was fired. As government overthrows go, this one was about as nonviolent as a...

Friedman Says He'd Legalize Pot in Texas

"Kinky Friedman says he favors legalizing marijuana to keep nonviolent users out of prison. If Texas elects him governor, he says, he'll try to get locked-up pot users released to make room for more violent...

May 4, 1970. Kent State University, Ohio

Ohio National Guard fired a total of 67 shots in 13 seconds. Students killed: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, William Schroeder. Students wounded: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, James Russell, Donald Scott Mackenzie, Robbie...

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