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What Rights Did Your Ancestors Enjoy? - Andy Carloff
"Inquire of the most learned and wise of the present day, ask them to speak with sincerity, and they will tell you that they have long known the principles on which society has been found to be false." --Robert Owen, 1816 "A New View of Society," Essay 3 Before agricultural society... Submitted 2 years 199 days ago.

Torture? A Practical Exercise. - Donald Marikovics
Intelligence gathering in wartime is an art, not a science. The best Humint (information gathered from real people as opposed to electronic or satellite) sources can still provide mistaken information sometimes intentionally, sometimes by passing on faulty information that was presented to them.... Submitted 2 years 331 days ago.

Is Government Impeding our Right to Pursue Happiness? - - Tex Norman
When the people of California voted away the rights of Gay Couples to marry (Proposition 8), it started me thinking about the whole topic of RIGHTS. I was a teenager in the turbulent 1960s so throughout those formative years I heard a lot about rights. The term I heard about most was Civil Rights... Submitted 3 years 159 days ago.

Why Did They Protest the Olympic Games in China? - Misty Day, C.A.P.
W e, the American people, are blessed with M & M's and buffalo wings, tacos, diaphragms and motorcars. What happens on a mountain clear across the world can't possibly affect the quality of our lives. Faithfully we await the ceremonial hour of opportunity, the 2008 Olympic Games, when we... Submitted 3 years 265 days ago.

The Forgotten! - - Alessandro Monte
Forgotten, left behind, taken for granted, no longer thought of, when something or someone no longer matter, expendable, easily replaceable, insignificant to our past, present, or future, invaluable, someone who simply is left for dead... Harsh words to describe so many, but Forgotten... Submitted 1 year 191 days ago.

HIV-AIDS and Homophobia in East Timor - Warren Wright
In its Comments on the U.S. Department of State Country reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 , the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) andWest Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) noted that, in East Timor: There is pervasive bias against homosexuals, keeping nearly all closeted. ... Submitted 2 years 153 days ago.

End the British Monarchy - - John Sammon
Okay, let's end it, finito! That ages-old scam, the British Monarchy. The queen, her royal highness, is a little high after ingesting a gin tonic at a reception amid her fawning sycophants. What is she thinking? "I must appear royal. I must. I'm stoned." What does she think when she... Submitted 3 years 49 days ago.

Freedon Does Not Exist! - Chimezie Ihekuna
Literally, the word 'freedom' means 'a state of being free', 'lossened', 'boundless' or 'unbound'. In our world, certain interests such as socio-political, cultural and political recognition are seen as statements of freedom in their affairs.On second thought, are they in all ramifications free?... Submitted 1 year 60 days ago.