Is denial of gays to marry in North Carolina like segreation?

Every1Against1 is a campaign to oppose putting discrimination into the North Carolina state Constitution. Amendment 1 would up the ante and not only ban the ability of gays and lesbians to marry the person they love in that state through state law, but also through the state...

"How things are supposed to be"

Rick Santorum claims that using birth control is "counter to how things are supposed to be." The problem is, Rick Santorum has no business claiming to speak for how things are supposed to be; and if things were as...

Universities and Christian Right

Many on the Christian Right claim that American universities teach all sorts of esoteric things, from Pacific Islander cultures to gay and lesbian studies, but don't teach Christianity. That is not true. Every major university has a theology department, and a student who...

Should not speaking English ban you for running for public office

I was listening to conservative talk radio and the talk show host was angry that there were Spanish emergency instructions given by an airline, right after boarding an airplane. I wondered, what a fricking idiot. He is upset that he has to hear Spanish, even though it might...

Please boycott Wikipedia and Nature

plus: scientific proof the internet is controlled by big brother “Dear Mr Micheal, The Editor thanks you for your communication but regrets that he is unable to publish it. He regrets also that he cannot enter into further correspondence on this matter. Manuscript...

Internet traffic and media manipulation

I have websites on various servers: MSU, Examiner, NowPublic, and YouTube. I don't measure/record traffic on my MSU sites out of respect for their add-free hosting. You cannot post vulgarity, pornography, or copy-infringing content, as you cannot most places, but I have no...

Exclusion through Inclusion in Nepal

Is Nepal Practicing Faulty Inclusion Laws? Krishna Hari Pushkar The Government of Nepal is practicing faulty inclusion laws that have put people strategically more excluded in the name of inclusion. There are serious controversies on some of the questions over the inclusion...

Freedom of Religion and Christian Totalitarianism

I was talking to a hard-core Christian family, and they were talking a lot about religious freedom. Then I asked them about other religions, and they said that they can't afford to tolerate other religions because other religions are against Christianity. Uh-oh. So you...

the round table

This idea precedes the Arthurian Legend likely originating in the city-state of Athens, the original democracy. Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, the goddess of wisdom, has been my patron goddess from childhood. Athena has guided me every step of the way.. i'm not...

Occupy Movement: Next Step Convergence

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The Hijacking of the U.S. Government by the Republican TEA Party

The United States of America was created with three check and balance components meant to allow governing of the country through the representative process. The United States is not a true democracy; it is a...

European Parliament calls for Parliamentary Chamber at the UN

The European Parliament (EP) has passed a resolution that calls for the creation of a new body at the UN  --  a Parliamentary Assembly that would gradually transition from a citizens' watchdog to...

Spain protesters defy ban to remain in Madrid square

Some 25,000 Spaniards continued a Madrid protest against government austerity plans, in defiance of a ban on demonstration, on the eve of local elections. The protest began six days ago as a spontaneous sitting at...

BATTLE OF THE GODFATHERS

Is politics a game, a mere game? Is it a battle? Or is it total war? Great political scientists have tended to suggest that it is more than a mere game. At the least, it could be described as a deadly game in many...

work units and uniform wage scales

i now work for Yui's aunt Surang in her pocket factory in Chiangmai. in a perfect world, i should be accumulating work units as i type these words; ideally, any meaningful interaction should be compensated .....

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