UPDATED WITH VIDEO: China Disaster One Week Later - Three Minutes of Silence
Last Monday, a 7.9 8.0 magnitude earthquake devastated areas of Sichuan Province, crumbling roads and buildings, laying waste to entire towns and villages. The death count is now over 32,000, and they...
View ArticleChina Quake 1 Month Later: The Good Kindness Can Do
The scale of disasters overwhelm us. Whether it is in China, Myanmar, Katrina or now Iowa, it can be difficult to understand the plight of others, to know what to do in response. Being human, we are...
View ArticleDon't let the Terrorists win at the polls.
This diary is a response to two currently Rec' Listed Diaries on the hateful gas attack on children during mosque services, in Dayton, Ohio, diaried here -- Chris Rodda: Muslim Children Gassed at...
View ArticleURGENT: AMERICANS ABROAD from PA, OH, CO, FL, IN, VA, MT!
For AMERICANS ABROAD whose voting residence isIllinois, Nevada, South Carolina, Alaska, Mississippi, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleWhat if they were Christian and not Muslim?
Glenn Greenwald asks an important question about the current riots in China's Xinjiang province.And that is, what if the Uighurs were Christian and not Muslim?
View ArticleFrom Hong Kong: Healthcare reform is not socialist.
Don't believe the hype. The healthcare debate in the US is being jeopardized by right-wing extremists who yammer that universal health care is socialism.Once again, they don't know what the hell they...
View ArticleHow the Republicans Can Rise Again on Healthcare Reform.
HEALTHCARE reform is the defining issue not only for this President and the Democratic party, but for our generation.While I am yet hopeful President Obama knows what he is doing, I think it important...
View ArticleUPDATED: Reich Breaks It Down. Public Option Is NOT a Dem v. Repub Fight!
I love this man. Former Labor Secretary and UCB Professor Robert Reich lays out what is really going on in the health care reform fight --- which is about to become a pitched battle:The real political...
View ArticleWhy Google matters: Gao Zhisheng is Missing.
[UPDATE: Gao Zhisheng resurfaced in March 2010, contacting the media, friends and family from a Buddhist retreat. He had been released from custody some six months earlier. He undoubtedly remains under...
View ArticleAn Apology and a Response.
Earlier today I posted a diary that caused some consternation.I apologize to those in this community who were upset by it, and also appreciate those who took my question seriously and offered a...
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