Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo Torture Case

Published on Monday, December 14, 2009 by Reuters Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo Torture Case by James Vicini WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it rejected an appeal by four former Guantanamo Bay prisoners arguing that they should be able to proceed with their lawsuit against top Pentagon officials for torture and [...]

Chevron and Cultural Genocide in Ecuador

Published on Monday, December 14, 2009 by IPS/TerraViva Chevron and Cultural Genocide in Ecuador by Kerry Kennedy LAGO AGRIO, Ecuador – Traces of paradise are still visible. From the air, the rainforest region in northern Ecuador – known as the Oriente – appears as silvery mist and swaths of verdant green. But beneath the cloud [...]

Copenhagen: The Beginning of the End, and, If So, Whose?

Published on Monday, December 14, 2009 by The National Catholic Reporter Copenhagen: The Beginning of the End, and, If So, Whose? by Joan Chittister Welcome to Cop15, the UN Conference on Global Warming being held in Copenhagen. Denmark is not easy to forget. In the first place, every school child knows the tales of fearless, [...]

The Betrayal of Generation Hope

Published on Sunday, December 13, 2009 by CommonDreams.org The Betrayal of Generation Hope by Evan Knappenberger As I sit here preparing for my final college exams, I can’t help but think back on the ups and downs of the past two years. Ups: the defeat of the Republican Party in 2008, my own graduation from [...]

December 12th Was a Tipping Point

Published on Sunday, December 13, 2009 by IPS/TerraViva December 12th Was a Tipping Point by Saleemul Huq COPENHAGEN – I have been working on climate change for many years, first as a researcher in my native Bangladesh and later as head of the climate change group at the International Institute for Environment and Development, and [...]

Despite US Laws, Thousands Still Virtual Slaves in America

Published on Sunday, December 13, 2009 by The Kansas City Star Despite US Laws, Thousands Still Virtual Slaves in America by Mike McGraw and Laura Bauer “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” – 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified Dec. 6, 1865 Former [...]

‘Just War’ Is Just Words

Published on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by CommonDreams.org ‘Just War’ Is Just Words by Ralph Nader President Obama, the Afghan war escalator, received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, and proceeded to deliver his acceptance speech outlining the three criteria for a “just war” which he himself is violating.The criteria are in this words: [...]

Global Protests Demand Action on Climate Change

Published on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by Agence France-Presse Global Protests Demand Action on Climate Change   COPENHAGEN – Thousands of activists demonstrated in central Copenhagen Saturday to turn up the heat on global warming, amid people power protests across the world to press for action instead of words. Demonstrators marched near the U.N. conference [...]

Passion

As life is action and passion, it is required of man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at peril of being judged not to have lived.  – Oliver Wendell Holmes – I have a lot of passion.  Some people would say I have to much passion and that I need [...]

President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize: “The Instruments of War Do Have a Role to Play in Preserving the Peace”

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/12/10/president_obama_wins_nobel_peace_prize President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize: “The Instruments of War Do Have a Role to Play in Preserving the Peace”