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Myanmar's Ghandi, pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was put on trial Monday by the reigning dictatorial military junta for violating house arrest.

Tap water spiked with naturally-occurring lithium has been shown to curb suicide

Is waterboarding ever ethically or morally admissible? St. Augustine Just War and ticking-time bomb theory vs. violating American values, religious principles and the moral imperative.

Spanish scientists have discovered traces of cocaine and LSD in the air in the cities of Madrid and Barcelona.

Although there are 2 sides to this story, someone with a long term illness is unlikely to have much disposable income to spend on parking.

Now that we've covered the legal and strategic angles of U.S. waterbording policy, it is now time to explore the political ramifications, or, in the words of Chris Matthews: "let's talk turkey".

news co.'s, tv co.'s, and radio co.'s all want to make the net like the other older mediums... can't let that happen...

I would love to increase the number of teachers by 20%. I would love to, and to be fair to the Labour government have done a lot on that. But to just say that everything's perfect and we need to spend every pound that we're spending now is just being an ostrich.

On Friday, May 1st 2009 despite the expected heavy rainfall broadcast people from all walks of life gathered at Union Square ,14th St. & Broadway, in Ma...

Countless fruit groves across the Gaza Strip are now gone, entire farms bulldozed. The remains of thousands of destroyed homes emit toxic asbestos, while dilapidated infrastructure dumps raw sewage into the Mediterranean Sea. An already deepening environmental crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip has been further compounded by the recent war.

Gaza is a Kafkaesque situation that makes a joke out of rational geopolitical discussion.

An eye opening article from the Huffington Post on the origins of Somali pirates, and why the world has suddenly turned against them.

May Events Flyer 2.

Tato strana vznikla z potřeby ozdravení a změn české politiky. S cílem zavedení odvolatelnosti politiků, odpovědnosti politiků za neplnění slibů, omezení imunity politiků, decentralizaci moci, posílení pravomoci regionů, podpory soběstačnosti, podpory nových technologií a zavedení prvků přímé demokracie.

Every day, 200,000 domestic workers in New York, mostly women of color, make it possible for others to work. But these nannies, elderly caregivers, and housekeepers are excluded from the most basic labor laws (including the National Labor Relations Act), and isolated with no power or leverage to negotiate. They endure long hours, low wages and sometimes emotional and physical abuse. New York State is considering historic legislation that would provide protections to domestic workers for the first time! The New York Domestic Workers Bill of Rights is the first of its kind nationally and will set a precedent for labor standards for domestic workers around the country Stand with domestic workers by calling Albany legislators to help pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights! Call Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver at (518)-455-3791 and Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith at (518)-455-2701 and say: "My name is __________, and I live in ___________ New York. I'm calling to urge you to help pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Bill numbers A1470/S2311 this legislative session. Tomorrow, hundreds of domestic workers and their supporters will come to Albany for a day of action and education. Please work with them to move the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights to the floor for a vote." Then find your own representatives and let them know you want them to support the Bill of Rights: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/ http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senateh... In the wake of the economic crisis, the conditions facing domestic workers have worsened. Facing alarming rates of lay-offs, cut wages and extended hours, without notice, severance pay or any safety net, now more than ever - domestic workers need the Bill of Rights. For 5 years, domestic workers have come together across communities to organize for dignity and respect, and demand the passage of a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in New York State, which would include: * Notice of termination * Severance pay, sick

One of the four men convicted in The Pirate Bay trial is seeking to have his guilty verdict thrown out after learning that the judge in the trial is a member of two pro-copyright groups, including one whose membership  includes entertainment industry representatives who argued in the case.