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Homelessness in the USA-A Growing Crisis - - Jessie Snyder
Ever since I was 13 years old, I have looked at homelessness in a whole new perspective. You see that's when my family first became homeless. We were living in Sam Levy projects in East Nashville. My mother was doing washings and ironings out of our home for people in our neighborhood. Even the... Submitted 132 days 8 hours ago.

Where’s the Outrage Over 9/11/11 Detention and Strip-Search? - - Terry Mitchell
On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, two men and a woman were removed from a plane in Detroit and subsequently detained and interrogated by law enforcement officials. They were later released without being arrested, after no evidence could be found that they were any kind of... Submitted 145 days ago.

The US House of Representatives Banned Funding For Planned Parenthood - Sydney Harrell
The US House of Representatives have recently voted to ban all funding for Planned Parenthood. I am pro life. I do not want to see children aborted. But violating women's reproductive rights is not the answer. I believe the proper way to stop abortion is through preventing unwanted pregnancies... Submitted 340 days 20 hours ago.

Human Rights Abuses: Culture is Not an Excuse - Gregory Lewis
SOMEWHERE, RIGHT NOW - Aisha, the young Afghani who made the cover of Time Magazine in July has a new nose. Her husband, with permission by the local Taliban leader, cut off her nose and ears as punishment for running away. Her new nose is prosthetic, but a BBC News photo shows her smiling.... Submitted 1 year 120 days ago.

Democrats Republicans Racism - Tex Norman
I continue to hear Republicans attempting to convince us all that Republican's are champions of blacks, and Democrats are racist. My little brother has fussed at me for being a liberal when the Democrats started the KKK, while Lincoln, a Republican President, freed the slaves. All I can say... Submitted 1 year 131 days ago.

Racism and the Race Industry: Why America Should Stay in the Race Business - - Mogama
It is apparent that America misunderstands the nature of racism. First, America regards racism as an evil or ill that deserves its own war. Just like the war against crime, the war on drugs, the war against hunger, the war on poverty, and of course the war on terror. America believes that given... Submitted 1 year 200 days ago.

When Being A Christian Can Be Extremely Dangerous - Joel Kontinen
While we might often associate Christianity with images of green pastures and still waters, it can be extremely hazardous to be a follower of Jesus Christ in Muslim or communist countries. Jesus’ way led to the cross. About 200 million Christians are discovering that they are not above... Submitted 124 days 18 hours ago.

There's No Place Like Home, The Palestinian Story? - Rick Medina
The push to stop the Palestinian people from achieving legal recognition as a state has hit new highs. The United States has ratcheted up its political leverage by threatening to withdraw any economic support if they go the U.N. and ask for a vote for on legal statehood recognition. The U.S. is... Submitted 142 days 19 hours ago.

911 Quotes: Such As “I Saw People Jumping Out of the Building and Started Crying" - Fran Larson
We will never forget 911. We all remember what we were doing and where we were. Leaders from America, as well as England had some passionate and comforting words to say about that day. Here are a few that touched me deeply "All of a sudden there were people screaming. I saw people jumping out... Submitted 156 days 23 hours ago.

Misreading History - - Walter Rhett
A new book agrues against Thomas Jefferson being the father of Sally Hemming's children by suggesting he did nothing special for them, as he might for his children. This s a misreading of history. In fact, the opposite was the case. Few slave holders when freeing their enslaved children or... Submitted 162 days ago.

Whose Rights? Who Is Intolerant? Something is Awry - Joel Hendon
The UK Guardian ran an article which should have made every paper in the U.S. But apparently it did not. At least I had to find it in the Guardian and hitherto had no idea of it. Yesterday’s Guardian included an article by Alison Flood entitled “9/11 children's colouring book... Submitted 162 days 16 hours ago.

George Washington vs Pennsylvania Slave Laws - Jack H. Schick
George Washington wrestled with a serious legal and moral dilemma when he lived in Pennsylvania during his presidency. Established in 1682, Philadelphia was the largest city in the United States at the time and was the new nation’s capital from 1790 to 1800. Congress, the Supreme Court and... Submitted 205 days 12 hours ago.

Do Not Impose Your Will On Our Backs - Walter Rhett
The posts from abroad have been excellent in telling the stories of those who dream of a free Egypt. Obviously, the world realizes that all sectors of the Egyptian people want a country that sustains its progress through effort rather than priviledge. Their numbers and exuberance are only the tip... Submitted 1 year 1 day ago.

Ahmadiyya Muslims Shunned and Persecuted by Other Muslims - Joel Hendon
The Islamic religion is reportedly the second largest religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers according to the “Adherents.com” whose last update for them was September 2007. Of this figure, it is said that 87% are Sunni’s and 10% Shiites. The Ahmadis, whose... Submitted 1 year 9 days ago.

Racism: How to Bring this Rat Race to an End - - Mogama
Could there be any link between "race" (running) and "race" (pigmentation)? I wondered or wandered about that recently... According to some etymologists, the term "race" as a "tribe, nation, or people regarded as of common stock" was not used prior to 1600. Prior to that, "race" was used in... Submitted 1 year 169 days ago.

Haiti Gives Conflicting Counts For Quake Deaths – No Kidding!! - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
Haiti gives conflicting counts for quake deaths No kidding!! Why would you expect anything better from the government? On February 10, 2010 MSNC announced that it remains unclear who's doing the counting in the quake-devastated in Haiti. The way the situation was handled by the ineffective... Submitted 1 year 364 days ago.

Saudi Arabia Again Under Fire For 90 Lash Sentence Of School Girl - - Joel Hendon
After having had world opinion irritated a couple of times in the past year or so for the harsh sentences being handed out to their people. On two previous occasions they have either lowered the severity of the sentences or lifted them entirely. Saudi Arabia has a strict interpretation of... Submitted 2 years 18 days ago.

Why The USA Won't Have National Health Care - Tex Norman
I like President Obama, and for me he is a huge improvement over George W. That does not mean I agree with Mr. Obama on everything. Actually, I am surprised to find that I agree with Mr. Obama on almost nothing. I am a committed liberal, an obsessed progressive, and, (I know this is going to... Submitted 2 years 27 days ago.

Using The "N" Word As a Term of Endearment? - Roschelle Nelson
On Thursday morning, "The View" had another heated debate similar to those of days gone by when Rosie O'Donnell shared a seat at the round table. This time it was Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Whoopi Goldberg who were sparring partners. Tempers began to flare when Hasselbeck expressed her... Submitted 3 years 207 days ago.

"Dust Mentality" - - revruc1
“Man has such a fascination with dust that he uses it more widely for his criminal behavior.” Man says; “Mental Illness is the cause of his actions when crime is manifested in him.” “I did not know what I was doing.” I was abused as a child.” I was... Submitted 119 days 7 hours ago.

To Judge Her Guilt or Innocence - - Michael Eza
During the eighteenth century the roles which society expected women to fulfill were far different from what they are today. From the works of “Some Account of the Fore Part of The Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge” by Elizabeth Ashbridge and “The Speech of Polly Baker” by... Submitted 126 days 20 hours ago.

Mandatory Vaccination - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
The subject of interest to me this week is “the mandatory vaccination for children and health care workers”. I do not think that mandatory vaccination is unethical, and I believe it should be required that all children, healthcare workers be vaccinated; because the refusal of... Submitted 135 days 1 hour ago.

Assisted Suicide - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
Assisted suicide is one subject most people would disagree with due to religious belief. They were born and raised learning that life has intrinsic value, and it should be protected no matter the cost. It is understandable, though tragic, that some patients in extreme duress such as those... Submitted 168 days ago.

America's Kids - Walter Rhett
Chinese toddler, California; circa1850-1925. LOC. We are seeing Dickens' England, transposed to modern times. The shapeshifting of Brazil's lost children, the global trafficking of children, the persistance of child marriages, children as sex workers and causalities of war and of morally... Submitted 181 days 23 hours ago.

Food And The Radiation Used To Treat It - - Kellie Hastings
Since when has Radiation Become Healthy? Irradiated food is being promoted on the Internet as being safe but is it really? Not according to the few tests that have been done on lab animals and humans. Irradiation has caused muscular dystrophy, internal bleeding, kidney failure, chromosomal... Submitted 204 days 11 hours ago.