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Help the UK`s Wrongly Convicted Tuesday in London

Stand for justice at JENGbA Campaign Fundraiser; sometimes justice is not blind but the wrongly convicted are...

(SALEM / LONDON) - By the time you're done reading this account of a wrongly convicted boy in England; his mom's pursuit of justice, and her support from one of most famous wrongly convicted men, you might be asking where you can sign up.

Study Shows Extent to Which Congressional GOP Tax Plan, Compared to President`s Plan, Favors Wealthy Oregonians

By the end of 2012, tax cuts enacted during the Bush Administration are set to expire.

(SILVERTON, OR) - With several federal tax provisions set to expire by year's end, congressional Republicans are pushing a plan that would extend all tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of Oregonians.

It would result in an average tax cut of $51,550 in 2013, according to a new report released by the Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ).

From 1761 to 2012: What has Changed in England?

Lessons from My Ancestor Peter, a Stansted Prison, and a Digger named Winstanley.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - In 1761, author and publicist Peter Annett was arrested on a charge of blasphemy and sedition.

He questioned scripture and Church authority in his news sheet, 'The Free Enquirer'.

At UN on Sri Lanka, Ban Sat on Hands Six Months, Now Petrie Panel End in July?

Why did Ban Ki-moon leave the promised panel on Sri Lanka War Crimes dormant for six months?

(UNITED NATIONS) - Amid questions about the UN's role as 40,000 civilians were killed in Sri Lanka in May 2009, the Secretary General said that a four month panel to review what the UN had done, would start in September 2011.

Farm Bill Passes U.S. Senate With Bipartisan Support, Includes Two Key Merkley Provisions

“From wheat in the East to vineyards, berries, and grass-seed in the West, a strong farm bill is crucial for all of Oregon,” - Senator Jeff Merkley

(WASHINGTON DC) - Today, the U.S. Senate passed the 2012 farm bill on a 64-35 bipartisan vote.

The 2012 farm bill contains crucial support for agriculture, food and rural communities, including two key provisions authored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley.

Buddhism: Secular America`s Religion?

It is not only Western Buddhists who must ask about the contextualization of the Buddha’s message to American culture.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I have often thought that Buddhism would become the secular American’s religion of preference. James Atlas’ Sunday opinion piece in The New York Times gives me reason to think there may be merit to what I have pondered for years.

It is often said that Buddhism is more about practices and ethics than beliefs.

`Welcome to Palestine`, Kairos Document and More

Several updates and actions slated for coming days in Occupied Palestine.

(BETHLEHEM) - The Syrian situation; Azerbeijan; good news on formation of US Christian support; and a call to join next Welcome to Palestine Campaign.

Supreme Court Sides with Broadcasters But Avoids First Amendment Challenge to Decency Rules

“The airwaves are owned by the people of the United States, not broadcasters” - Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel

(WASHINGTON DC) - Today, in FCC v. Fox the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Fox Television and ABC in their “vagueness” challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decency violations.

But the High Court did not rule on the constitutionality of FCC’s decency standards.

Corporate Personhood and Money as Speech Challenged in Salem

Salem City Council To receive November Referral Request Monday.

(SALEM) - Members of Marion Polk Move To Amend (MPMTA), a local affiliate of the national Move To Amend (MTA) coalition, will present a request for a November ballot referral by the Salem City Council on Monday, June 25.

The MTA coalition is dedicated to reclaiming our democracy from the corrupting effects of undue corporate influence...

Has Zionism Betrayed Its Ideals - Or Was It Flawed at Its Inception?

From Issues of the American Council for Judaism' - Spring-Summer 2012

(ARLINGTON, VA) - In The Crisis of Zionism, Peter Beinart argues that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank poses a serious threat to that country’s liberal democratic ideals.

He argues that the American Jewish establishment has closed its eyes to the disintegration of Israel’s higher ideals...