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Obama: `Look at the world through [Palestinian] eyes`

"[T]he Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and justice must also be recognized. Put yourself in their shoes — look at the world through their eyes" - Barack Obama

(CHICAGO) - Many political progressives have harshly criticized President Obama’s recent trip to Israel and Palestine. They claim he was too warm toward Israel and too lukewarm toward Palestine.

Did these critics pay close attention to what the President actually said and saw on this trip? I don’t think so.

Rochdale and Beyond: My Immersion in Social Work

How I began my love affair with senior citizens some forty years ago.

(SALEM) - How did a professional editor get to enter a second career and turn to social work?

It's an ideal question to ask, and to answer, during March which happens to be National Social Work Month. Here I shall unfold my personal story for all to explore.

Roe v. Wade: Still Controversial After 40 Years

By age 45, about half of American women will have an unintended pregnancy; four in ten will terminate her pregnancy.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - In 1973, the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade legalized abortion.

In this case, Jane Roe, a pseudonym for Norma Leah McCorvey (née Nelson), brought a class action suit challenging the constitutionality of a Texas criminal abortion laws, which forbids procuring or attempting an abortion except on medical advice for the purpose of saving the mother's life.

Why Genocide? (Genocide and Circumcision)

Circumcision is a push towards genocide.

(PARIS) - Reporting the strong correlation between circumcision and genocide allows one to answer the question of the title.

We are forced to report the great narrowness of the link between circumcision and genocide.

Chavez` Singular Legacy

A unique feature of Chavez’ character was to learn from the people, who guided him to become a great teacher.

(GENEVA) - One of the greatest contributions Hugo Chavez Frias made to contemporary history was to activate participatory democracy.

His concept, what he called the Bolivarian Revolution, was to combine structures of the state and parallel communal councils, alongside the Bolivarian social missions that improve the lives of the great mass of Venezuelans.

`Poster Boy for What`s Gone Wrong with British Public Life`

Goodbye Miliband. Don’t come back.

(LONDON) - The tears shed by assorted media at the news of David Miliband's departure from British politics for a new life in New York had me reaching once again for the sick-bag.

“British politics will be a poorer place without David,” said brother Ed, leader of the Labour Party.

Almost Allies in Death

It just wasn't time to go...

(ST. AUGUSTINE, FL) - On March 15, two longtime journalist allies almost met our ends too similarly.

I endured arterial bypass surgery on my right leg, my fifth bypass in a year, while my friend Joel Skousen was also almost killed by having his plane's arteries clogged in mid-flight.

Historic Evidence that Toppled the Pope is Now Available

Help Preserve the History they Want Remain Hidden...

(BRUSSELS) - The Exclusive Common Law Court Evidence that Indicted the Pope and the Queen of England for Genocide is now available through the ITCCS

ITCCS released the evidence of the International Common Law Court of Justice case that forced Pope Benedict to resign, and may cause Queen Elizabeth to do the same.

Nepal: Intimidation and Police Harassment of Occupy Baluwatar movement

Human rights defenders are are told they are powerless in their hope to see Mr Bal Krishna Dhungel, a convicted murderer, UCPN-M member and former lawmaker, face justice.

(YORK, UK) - Human rights activists are under the gun in Nepal.

Their efforts in seeking justice have been an uphill battle. The Occupy Baluwatar movement is comprised by a number of organisations in Nepal, that are actively engaged in peaceful human rights work.

State Sanctioned Kidnapping

My experience with the system was brought on by an injustice that occurred in my family.

(MCMINVILLE, OR) - My understanding of the court system in a nut shell was that, truth is found by careful and dutiful dissection in the court room.

Evidence is paramount and lies are dissolved. Unfortunately politics, ego and dollars have consumed it.