Earlier this week, after viewing the absolute, cataclysmic disaster that happened to the Cheyenne River Sioux reservation in the wake of SnowPocalypse on television, and its sequel, Snowmageddon, I wrote an opinion piece called “IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE”. I thought that I knew something about the Native Americans and what was going on with their lives in what, basically, is a prison camp. Boy, was I wrong. I knew nothing about the subject. Nothing.I’m not going to go into the long history of abuses that the Native Americans have suffered through in this country. All of that is historical

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Freethought San MarcosUnderstanding al Queda as a violent religious cultMalcolm Nance has a plan to defeat al Queda. His approach diverges significantly from the military paradigm that has driven

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The following is a plea to try to stop a downward spiral. Somehow many who want things to be better have cornered Obama into being less able to make the changes that are needed. History can repeat

The following is a plea to try to stop a downward spiral. Somehow many who want things to be better have cornered Obama into being less able to make the changes that are needed. History can repeat

I swear, folks, the more that I learn about the horrid plight of the Native Americans, the more angry I become. It’s not enough that most of the tribal populations live in abject poverty, or that

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Does anyone remember the antiwar movement around 1963-1966? Back then I attended some antiwar meetings and some demonstrations. At demonstrations carried a sign which said "Negotiate Now". Woman's

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Freethought San MarcosChristians nationwide demand government support for their religionFor many years, city councils around the country have allowed their meetings to be used to promote

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Freethought San MarcosWhy health insurance reform is an essential government responsibilitySixty years into the health care-for-all debate, some people continue to call health insurance reform

Though we tend not to consider our wetlands until they get in the way of a development project, they play a unique ecological role. They are like our kidneys, a filtration organ cleansing our

Page 1 11/17/09The Gainesville Daily StatementCampaing finance laws in Bartigua could be illustrative for US.Michael Adler, Staff WriterThe US Supreme Court announced recently that it will

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By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis PapersI had a fascinating email conversation over the weekend on the Middle Eastconflict, and it seems worthy of reproducing here. Not just because of theissues raised

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By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis PapersI finally finished reading Barbara Kingsolver's latest brilliant novel, "The Lacuna," and it's the kind of book that engenders discussion on a wide variety of

Allende brought about his peaceful government in Chile by ballot, not bullet. But, you see, both Marx and Lenin taught that you'll never get the rich to give up their riches and share their

Leaked Plans by Republican National Committee Show Intent to Aggressively Capitalize on Fears of 'Socialism' Under Obama to Raise Money for GOP in 2010 Election Cycle; Meanwhile, Group Led by Ex-VP