because somebody has to say it
Many people are so propagandized that they really cannot see what is happening to us and Earth. It is like expecting fish to notice that their water is slowly being poisoned…or the old frog-in-boiling-water analogy. But the following video is so important, so cleverly done, that you can show it to kids, or to people [...]
Haiti is an amazing country. Sure, it is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. But that is not the fault of the brave and generous Haitian people. Haiti was formerly one of the most brutal French plantation colonies. Some of the planters there were monsters of sadism and depravity. Read the history. The rum [...]
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, only 19 percent of residents have returned to the poorest neighborhoods. That is not an accident. As a wealthy New Orleans resident told the Wall Street Journal in 2005, “we do not want them back”.
Image via Wikipedia Six months ago if anyone said there could be a civil war in America (again), I would have thought they were being right-wing ridiculous. (Remember the corporate-sponsored Tea Party nonsense?) Now I’m not so sure. In just a few months, the ultra right has begun to reap the harvest of hatred they [...]
progressive politics, Occupy Wall Street, immigration, ACLU, Amnesty International, Gaza, women\\\'s rights, reproductive choice, civil rights, peace movement – Yahoo! News Search Results
Now Anyone Can Track Your Email Address
If you are avoiding a stalker or evading an abusive former partner, your life could depend on not leaving a trail online. If you are looking for a job or trying to hold onto your existing job, your livelihood could depend on not posting anything online that could possibly offend your employer or potential employer—either [...]