Does anybody else get discouraged with being a political minority? In the past years as I have become far less mainstream in my thinking and also more politically active. I've spend more and more time not only learning about and researching politics from an alternative perspective but also trying to change the world and change minds. Lately, in the ( Read more... )

Iran is showing signs of possible revolution, the people have been protesting in the streets. Mir-Hossein Mousavi has been reported to have vowed martyrdom, should his cause be successfully silenced he will surely be put away or worse; people have been rioting and attempting facility occupations. A lot are using social networking sites such as ( Read more... )

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I noticed Pres.Obama's acknowledgment--as did many of you as well most probably--of the irreligious/atheist/secular etc. community during a part of his inauguration. I have to say it's a first for me, I have never heard any political figure give direct recognition to the non-religious numbers within the U.S, and even though the atheists were ( Read more... )

While it's true that women have a lot of inequalities left, so do men, and at this point they may even have just as many or more ( Read more... )

Quite frankly we need an alternative to parents because parents more often than not regard their children as property and they are not as infallible as they wish they were.

What do you propose?

Is it my imagination, or does virtually every citizen of Mexico want to be a citizen of the US? What if the US annexed Mexico? How would we do congressional representation, etc.?

Bilingual or monoglot?

Would it help, or would the entire Caribbean get in line to apply for annexation?

If you could be unaging, still enjoying life, would you want to?
How would a planet full of people who don't grow old and infirm affect your philosophy?

was anyone in this comm at the "battle in seattle"? if so, how do you feel about the upcoming film? hollywood claptrap, or earnest attempt at raising awareness? somewhere in between?

Name: Saxface ( Read more... )

I just got a letter by the Clarion Fund containing a dvd movie titled: "Obsession Radical Islam's War Against The West." Besides describing "The most important issue facing us today." The little package urged me to show this movie to everyone I know, sign up for their newsletter, make a donation, and of course remember to make an "informed" and " ( Read more... )