"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela … [Read more...]
10 Reasons Why President Obama Won
The election is over here in the U.S., and Barack Obama has been reelected President of the U.S.
This is a good thing. I truly believe he is a once in a generation, transformational politician/leader. Even in his victory speech, which you can watch above, his words appeal to the better angels of our nature. Yet there is so much to do to have true change - change we can believe in, which was the Obama campaign slogan in 2008 - take … [Read more...]An Interview with Jill Stein, Green Party Presidential Candidate
© Green Party
With the U.S. presidential election just a few days away - next Tuesday, Nov. 6 - we all know everything we need to know about the two major party candidates running. But what do you know about one of the other candidates running, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein?
Did you know that Jill Stein and her running mate … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 10/11/12 – Walt Whitman
With the vice-presidential debates occurring tonight, again we have a chance to watch democracy on display, or at least the version of democracy that is practiced in the U.S.
The great bard Walt Whitman had a very insightful thing to say about democracy, and if we were to listen to what he said and put it into effect, perhaps then we would have a true democracy. Here are Whitman's words:“We have frequently printed the word … [Read more...]
Democracy
Last night, Oct. 3, 2012, the first of the Presidential debates was held. The debates featured President Barack Obama versus his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Unfortunately, because of the rules for the debate, which were made by the two major parties, none of the other party candidates running for President were allowed to present their views. Some of these candidates, such as Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, and Justice Party … [Read more...]
Don’t You Just Love Monsanto?
The Monsanto Food Corporation - don't you just love Monsanto! After all, they are doing their best to bring a Quantum Revolution to the world! (Ok, tongue is planted firmly in cheek.) I mean, check out the above video - they are helping farmers to feed the world! Who doesn't want to feed the world? Who doesn't love farmers? Really - it's Monsanto to the rescue! What? Are you saying something? Are you saying Genetically Modified Organisms … [Read more...]
Imagine if America was a Dictatorship
In Sasha Baron Cohen's recent political satire movie, The Dictator, he plays a dictator of a fictional North African country who maintains his power through measures that would have warmed the hearts of Saddam Hussein, Omar Qaddaffi, and Kim Il-Jong. He comes to the U.S., and at the end of the film he gives a speech to a gathering of political dignitaries extolling the virtues of dictatorship, telling the gathered if America was a dictatorship, … [Read more...]
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