The Slave Saint March 17th, 2008 by Cassandra Clifford On this day around the world people drink, dance and celebrate the Irish, their culture and spirit. While the holiday has lost much of its meaning and the non-Irish join in the festivities often far more than do many Irish at times. I want to remind […]
Banks, financial institutions and government regulators have failed us miserably. To add injury to insult, AIG which received $170 billion of your taxpaying dollars is handing out $165 million dollar bonusesto the very people responsible for this disaster. But that’s another story. Global Witness has released a scathing report disclosing how Barkley’s, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC […]
Among the speakers at this year’s Oxford University’s Radical Forum was Deborah Cameron, a professor of linguistics at Worcester College whose research interests include language, gender, the media and the interactions between them. She is also the author of The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do men and women really speak different languages? which succeeds […]
One doesn’t have to think hard about how difficult life can be when you do not have access to appropriate healthcare services and facilities. The developing world and countries at war are continually burdened and the ones who pay the heavy price for this strain are most often women and children. In many societies an […]
In a stark departure from the previous administration, U.S. President Barack Obama called for the use of international law as a standard for determining the basis for holding detainees at Guantanamo Bay. “As we work toward developing a new policy to govern detainees, it is essential that we operate in a manner that strengthens our […]
“I would take the banana cream pie we are going to make a little later on. You can either feed it to him if he calms down or you can throw it at him.” –Domestic guru Martha Stewart coaches CNBC’s Jim Cramer on how to handle Jon Stewart before Cramer’s humiliating appearance on The Daily […]
“Children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.” – Erik Homburger Erikson (June 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994) was a Danish-German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings. Children learn every aspect of life from their elders, including how to […]
The 19th century liberal professions and the 20th century institutions which shelter them are currently groaning under the weight of huge populations, mass mobility, technological growth, black markets, crime, security issues, international trade and environmental and humanitarian disasters. From the local police station to the UN, the signs of strain are everywhere, not least in […]
As Kate Cronin-Furman notes, Congolese warlord Kyungu Mutanga was sentenced to death by a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mutanga was found guilty of crimes against humanity, insurgency, and terrorism, as a result of a campaign focusing in the Katanga province, where more than 100,000 people were forced to flee their homes […]
Salt, sugar and water avert diarrhoea deaths – WHO A pinch of salt, a handful of sugar and some clean water is all that is needed to save up to two million children who die each year from diarrhoea, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Children in poor countries suffer the dehydrating condition […]
The five men, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, charged with planning the 9/11 attacks have filed a new document in court accepting – indeed, bragging about – responsibility for the attacks. CNN pulls out this excerpt from the filing: “With regards to these nine accusations that you are putting us on trial for; to us, they […]
An Iraqi tribunal Wednesday sentenced former Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and others to 15 years for the deaths of 42 businessmen exploiting U.N. sanctions. Aziz, along with Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as “Chemical Ali,” were handed 15-year prison sentences Wednesday by the Iraqi High Tribunal for their role in the 1992 deaths of […]
In an effort to silence the press and drown out media criticism, Turkey’s government imposes its controversial Article 301 measure. Any journalist or editor who “insults” or “criticizes” the state could face a year in prison. Prison sentences were initially three years but Turkey agreed to reduce sentences after pressure from the European Commission. Turkey, who […]
Clean water…you simply turn on the faucet and it’s there…you fill your glass, take a sip, its as simple as that. Or is it? For you and I a glass of clean and safe water has surpassed being a necessity and a right, its a regular part of life we hardly even think about, we […]
On Saturday, May 23, 2009, at 10:00 AM, ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) will be holding a Run for Children’s Rights on Roosevelt Island New York, NY 10044 When: Saturday, May 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM Venue: Roosevelt Island Address: New York, NY 10044 Brief Description: This […]