Outside Insight

Recruiting foreigners for our wars is definitely nothing new but I also realize that this is a little-known subject. As we’re expending our resources for the war and the poor are not so willing anymore to die for the country that doesn’t take care of them we can still, thanks to our Free Trade agreements [...]

SAN FRANCISCO - Civil rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit today against the federal government for its practice of indefinitely delaying citizenship applications in violation of the Constitution and federal statutes and regulations.
“There is no point in calling our legal process a path to citizenship, if the government puts up a [...]

[ February 23, 2007; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Les Ballets Africains
Friday, February 23, 2007
Show Date: Friday, February 23, 2007
Show Time: 8:00pm
Doors open at 7:00pm
Ticket Prices: (Adult) $48, $39, & $29
(Youth) (ages 16 and younger): $25 [...]

Lately I can’t seem to find myself able to escape the reaction to the inventory that a lot of clothing stores carry. The camouflage this and that, the cargo pants, the trench coat, the bomber jacket, etc.
We have become so unconscious. So oblivious to the way in which we participate and support a certain culture [...]

U.S. president said last week he is concerned about the Venezuelans and the “undermining of democracy”. He has spoken of concern for Iraqi democracy as well. One of the first lessons in life for me was that actions speak louder than words!
U.S. president has not done much in the way of democracy for anyone lately [...]

With all the motions of the current administration one could be worried about the “undermining of democracy” in this country. However, today I’m newly inspired partly by writer Molly Ivins, who passed on Wednesday Jan 31st, 2007. One of her last messages to us all was:
“We are the people who run this country. We are [...]