Shared Responsibility; Better Future; Effective Government; Civil Rights; Social Justice

The discussion of civil rights and human rights take places in classrooms, during lunch hours, at kitchen tables, at family gatherings, among friends, with civil rights and human rights groups, organizations and members and in blogs. People seem to have a different perception, viewpoint and understanding of how civil rights and human rights are defined. Are they interchangeable?  Read More »

Tuesday will be a night to remember for years to come. It'sa night that we will tell our kids about. It's a night that will be written in the history books.  Read More »

Just this morning, I heard on the news that the former prime minister of Thailand got arrested and sentenced to two years in prison on charges of corruption. It seems that he used his political influence to help his wife buy government property at discount rates.  Read More »

Should the religious belief of a political candidate have an effect on your voting choice?
I believe that it should, at least to a certain extent.  Read More »

My mother, an elementary school teacher, very recently attended a diversity workshop in her school district that included and relied on the cooperation of almost every type of leader and member of the community. They all gathered at the local high school and immediately dug into the issue of diversity in schools.  Read More »

Being born and raised in Southern California I have been exposed to alot of things. I've seen things that make me think, that make me wonder, and sometimes things that make me angry to be an American, but when I travel to the Philppines and see SO little progress with the country I start to think maybe the Philippines should step up and DO SOMETHING.  Read More »

Why John McCain Needs To Be The Next President  Read More »

I'm popping my progressiveu cherry as it were with something that's bothered me for several weeks now.  Read More »