By The Admin on December 27, 2011
U.N. human rights officials in Haiti are accusing the national police department of excessive force, saying there is evidence officers may have killed at least nine people in the capital.
The charges are raised in two reports by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the human rights section of the U.N peacekeeping [...]
Posted in International News
By The Admin on December 27, 2011
All rituals have a principle that is to be extracted and applied, but sometimes the principles get lost, overlooked or outright ignored in the midst of us celebrating our respective “holidays” in the various religious sects. Being overly ritualistic does not make us more enlightened nor will it improve our depleted morality.
Plainly: If we’re not [...]
Posted in Outside of the Political Realm
By The Admin on December 27, 2011
There’s been a lot of talk lately about whether Ron Paul is your crazy old libertarian great-uncle, or an actual contender for the GOP presidential nomination. I say the latter. Why? Because of the racism.
Now, I’m not saying Ron Paul is a racist. I’m just saying he’s clearly benefited—and clearly sought to benefit—from the racist [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Party Politics, Race
By The Admin on December 27, 2011
Both The New York Times and The Washington Post have separate reports today about the widening wealth gap between members of Congress and the people they represent. Almost half of all Congresspeople are millionaires and their median net worth has climbed to $913,000, compared to $100,000 for the rest of America households. According to the [...]
Posted in Congress
By The Admin on December 27, 2011
The U.S. economy will grow faster in 2012 — if it isn’t knocked off track by upheavals in Europe, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
Unemployment will barely fall from the current 8.6 percent rate, though, by the time President Barack Obama runs for re-election in November, the economists say.
The three dozen private, [...]
Posted in Money & Finance
