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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
opinion by Karen Hatter | 43 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 816 views | 15 recommendations | 24 comments
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...
created by Larry Kazdan | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago 105 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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...
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...
opinion by akromose | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 133 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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 .....