The US spends 16% of its GDP on Health care, Britain spends 9.1%, Canada is at 9.7%, and Germany is at 9.7%. One of the main arguments against Universal health care (which isn't what Obama is really offering, and I wish he would) is that the costs are too high ( Read more... )

Ten things you can do to stop world hunger Quotes ( Read more... )

The leading edge of industrial innovations and tech are now in Germany in a lot of respects. The stuff I find really exciting are the Passive houses. ( Read more... )

I have to admit, I do actually like Mr. Brooks. I love listening to him on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. I don't always agree, but that goes without saying. This education program was something I had first heard about, I say it was probably a year ago, on NPR. I am amazed at how well it is working, and hope that it will lead to better education ( Read more... )

This broke my heart when I read it ( Read more... )

You'd think after 516 years of killing, robbing, and otherwise being evil to the Native population of the United States, we'd have learned compassion, mercy, and understanding (if not else, that yes, these are human beings; beings who were apart of this land long before the white man came), but turns out we haven't ( Read more... )

those who know me know there is a very specific reason why my wedding ring does not have a single diamond on it. I refuse to buy diamonds because I have seen the destruction and mutilation of innocent people over them. ri sent this to me, and it is close enough to my heart as a major issue that the world does not pay enough attention to, that I ( Read more... )