The high dropout rates in schools in every society are detrimental to the economies, health care systems, and overall well-being of every nation. Those who are uneducated and unprepared to compete for their share of success are often forced by circumstance to "play the system" to obtain the most basic of necessities of life. The […]
Obama’s Preventive Detention Problem: Breaking It Down
President Barack Obama’s support for preventively detaining terrorism suspects undoubtedly surprised some of his longtime backers. Holding prisoners at Guantanamo, without the certainty of trial or release, was a defining feature of the previous administration’s counterterrorism policy – and some of its fiercest critics expected Obama to change the policies. But the possibility had been […]
On the Importance of ‘Us,’ and Our Embracement Waiting in the Wings
As our ongoing economic difficulties continue to haunt us — with no actual resolution as yet in sight — a fundamental philosophical query is surfacing, one that’s soon to demand a simple yes or no answer: “Do people matter?” by Donald Croft Brickner There is no feeling in the world that quite rivals […]
Ecuadoran Government Seizes Companies for Debt Collection
Posted by Milton Ramirez to Global Voices Online The Ecuadoran government seized hundreds of businesses, including three television channels, in a move that attracted national and international attention. Much of the media focuses on the fact that that television stations were targeted, however, the government says that it is a preventative decision in order […]
Reinstate All illegally Dismissed Justices of Pakistan: ICJ, ALRC and
Mirpur. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in its February 2008 statement for the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan (2nd Session 5-16 May 2008), to be conducted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has demanded that the new federal coalition government of PPP, PML-N, ANP, MMA, Independent MNAs, FATA MNAs and other democratic […]
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