The foolish people elect Hasina and Khaleda to lead them. Both of them are in jail. But none of their Cabinet Secretaries are in jail yet. They are too big to be put in jail. You know why? Cabinet secretaries are all good people, they had no choice but follow the orders of their bosses. […]
Senior Citizens : Between a Rock and a Hard Place
India’s elderly population are literally caught between the devil and the deep sea. The government might have provided adequate incentives in the budget for children to buy medical insurance for their ageing parents; but it is not working well. For in the entirely money-driven economy that we live in today, the elderly are not insurable […]
Prostitution reform has little effect
The number of sex workers in New Zealand does not appear to have increased since legislation decriminalising prostitution became law, according to a new report. The Prostitution Law Review Committee was set up to report on the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 three to five years after the act came into force. Its report, just published, […]
WB asks Philippine gov’t to build more roads
Lack of roads and infrastructures are hampering progress in the Philippines. And this is what the politicians had wanted. Otherwise, the government should have given priority to enhancing infrastructure developments in the countryside so that people can move their goods to other markets in fast and convenient way. But what happens is that the roads in […]
Score 1 for Darwin, 0 for Wal-Mart
by Tula Connell A few items have been piling up in my inbox that need to be shared. Workers who pick tomatoeshave been seeking a penny a pound increase in wages to help address their egregiously low wages. Yum! Brands, which owns Taco Bell and other chains, has agreed to do so. But Burger King Corp. refuses. Now, […]
Philadelphia Police Brutality Not Race-Based, Officials Insist
It has been reported that on Monday, May 5th, a Fox TV helicopter captured video of at least 12 and perhaps as many as 14 Philadelphia police officers surrounding a car carrying three men and dragging them out into what became a viciously excessive beating which involved the three being kicked, stomped on, and struck […]
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