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August 6, 2008

Follow up to Latin@s and Black Americans in Danger of falling out of Middle class

Aggregated from: VivirLatino

Democracy Now! had a great segment about the report released yesterday, "Economic (In)Security: The Experience of the African American and Latino Middle Classes." The report asserts that: The vast majority of African-American and Latino middle-class families are at risk of falling out of the middl...

Life Expectancy Going Down

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

My dad started an online course with the University of Arizona recently educating doctors in the practices of Ayurvedic medicine. Ayurvedic medicine is an ancient Hindu system of healthcare that is quite different from the traditional western medicine that we all love and trust. In recent years, the...

August 5, 2008

Dominica, U.S.A.: Politics & People

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Chris at Dominica Weekly has “taken a strong interest in the US Presidential Election”, which leads him to consider the state of politics in his own country: “Perhaps the most effective thing we can do is speak our truth to power, speak up for what we need, and demand certain right...

July 17, 2008

Human Rights Abuses Against Pregnant Undocumented Workers

Aggregated from: VivirLatino

Latina Lista is reporting on the story of Juana Villegas DeLaPaz, an undocumented pregnant worker who was recently arrested and imprisoned for driving without a license. If that wasn't bad enough, Villegas DeLaPaz went into labor while in prison. The results were horrific. Villegas DeLaPaz was...

Basic Care

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

Today, I continued to listen to Eric Alterman’s audiobook entitled: “Why We’re Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America.” I am no where near finished but it is by far the best book I have read this year, I am actually shocked at some of the facts he speaks of in ...

July 12, 2008

John McCain stumbles on Birth Control

Aggregated from: Darryl Wolk Blog

John McCain stumbles on Birth Control July 10, 2008MSNBC Keith Olbermann...

July 7, 2008

Obama: Flip-flopping over abortion?

Throughout his candidacy, Barack Obama has consistently been seen as an advocate for abortion rights, earning him support from such organizations as NARAL. But after Obama clarified his position on late-term abortions this past Saturday, saying that he opposed "mental distress" as a reason for late-term (22 weeks or later) abortions, the blogosphere was quick to question Obama's true beliefs.

July 5, 2008

Another move to the centre by Obama

Aggregated from: Kiwiblog

Another huge move to the centre by Obama. He has just come out against late term abortions unless there is a serious physical threat to the mother. He has specifically rejected mental distress as grounds for late term abortions. A late-term abortion is generally regarded as being after 20 weeks, but...

July 2, 2008

Obama Nenay! (Madagascar for Obama)

Madagascar is a country better known for its cartoon portrayal than for its media representation, yet its blogosphere is actively voicing its opinions of the upcoming U.S. elections. One blogger, Ketablaogy [fr], explains the reason for creating the Facebook page, Madagascar for Obama/Obama Nenay: Parce-qu’il est urgent, pour des millions ...

June 19, 2008

Global: “I'm Voting Republican”

"I'm Voting Republican", a short film created by Charlie Steak and SyntheticHuman Pictures, has quickly gone viral and created quite a stir on the internet. A sample quote from the parody:   I'm voting Republican because I think new drugs should be made available immediately, whether they've been tested properly or ...