Georgianne Nienaber: For Haiti, it might not matter who wins, but how the new president will address the mammoth challenges facing a nation that suffered a devastating earthquake 14 months ago on January 12, 2010.
A Grateful Spirit
March 23, 2011 By
Rev. Dr. Jim Nelson: Any God who would do something as gratuitously tragic as the recent earthquake in Japan, or last year’s in Haiti is no God to believe in, or, if to believe in, then not to worship. Why do the innocent suffer – because they do. There is no reason. Read Job.
Finding the Correct History to Celebrate
March 23, 2011 By
Steve Hochstadt: Honoring “great men” is often made possible only by ignoring the ambiguities which made them human, but not so great.
Why Is LA County Prioritizing Executions Over Victims?
March 23, 2011 By
James Clark: A growing number of victims’ advocacy organizations are taking a stand against the death penalty because it prioritizes executions above the real needs of victims.
Native Americans: Modern-Day al Qaeda?
March 23, 2011 By
Vince Warren: It’s appalling that the Obama administration has abandoned it’s pledge to close Guantanamo. But it’s intolerable that it would invoke and distort one of the darkest moments in American history to justify its failure.
A Night with the Stars
March 23, 2011 By
Ron Thompson as well as Frobeck will be performing at A Night with the Stars Gala Fundraiser to support two charities and the upcoming film Don’t Shoot! I’m the Guitar Man.
Antiwar Activists Arrested at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre
March 22, 2011 By
Ed Rampell: A March 19 antiwar demonstration in Los Angeles ended with around nine activists being taken away by L.A.P.D. officers after they occupied the courtyard of Hollywood’s world famous Chinese Theatre.
Is Redemption Possible for Alexandra Wallace?
March 22, 2011 By
Jessie Daniels: I believe that redemption is possible for Alexandra Wallace, but it’s going to take more – much more – than an apology and calling this video a “mistake” and withdrawing from school as a victim.
A Disengaged Presidency
March 22, 2011 By
Brent Budowsky: Obama’s political strategy is to position himself as the lofty leader above the fray, appealing to voters who tell pollsters that “we must work together” without risking his elevated image of possessing the hands-on executive leadership that is required to make hard decisions on tough issues in a divided government.
A Question for Governor Kasich
March 22, 2011 By
Bob Letcher: Do you have an approach for getting people past the bitterness that divides them, so that they can reinvent capitalism together; or, do you think that capitalism doesn’t need reinventing,?”
The Decision for Echo Park Kids
March 22, 2011 By
We, the People, Came to Indy to “Represent Ourselves”
March 22, 2011 By
Ira Gruper: We close with the words of Abraham Lincoln (1861): “Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital and deserves much the higher consideration.”
Earth Day 2011
March 21, 2011 By
This year North East Trees will be celebrating Earth Day on Saturday April 16th at Rio de Los Angeles State Park with a day of service and maintenance.
The Most Dangerous Time
March 21, 2011 By
Tom Hayden: The underlying deal is that we buy their oil, they spend the petrodollars on our weapons, we look the other way, and the lobbyists get rich. All that real-politick is as solid as the sand.
Newt the Hoot
March 21, 2011 By
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