News & Society
Big Bizarre of Narcotics
By Babu Gautam · 17 years ago
Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, barring some minor exemptions here and there based on the historical and cultural compulsions of some nations, are banned across the globe. All the nations, including those harboring the perpetrators, ...
Needed: Curious Leaders
By John Barell · 17 years ago
Lee Iacocca has just published a book entitled Where have all the Leaders Gone? In it he claims that the most important quality of a good leader is possessing a sense of Curiosity. A good ...
A Woman's Voice
By Bobbi Miller-Moro · 17 years ago
Benazir Bhutto’s Fight for Democracy
"Her voice was ever low, gentle and soft—an excellent thing in woman." – King Lear.
In history, a women’s voice has been revered in poetry and song. "It is a ...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PRESIDENT - Jean Pierre Boyer
By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago
Jean-Pierre Boyer (February 28, 1776 – July 9, 1850), Haïtian soldier and President of Haïti (1818-1843), born a free mulatto in Port-au-Prince, and educated in France. He fought with Toussaint L'Ouverture and then joined André ...
The A-Z of Global Warming: Biofuels
By Simon Rosser · 17 years ago
This second article from The A-Z of Global Warming deals with biofuels, which will undoubtedly be a phrase that will be heard a lot more often over the coming years, but what are they?, where ...
What is the Outlook for the Availability of Fossil Fuels?
By Paul Calhoun · 17 years ago
I think this article is comparable to the people who slow down on the highway to look at an automobile accident. You are not involved in the accident, yet you surely are curious about what ...
Can the USA Be Fossil Fuels Independent by 2050?
By Paul Calhoun · 17 years ago
This question is becoming a key cornerstone in our prediction for the health and prosperity of the future United States of America. Experts are beginning to predict that our worldwide sources for crude oil will ...
Ralph Nader and Nader's Raiders Strike Again
By Burke Pendergrass · 17 years ago
The republican party got an early Easter Basket Sunday, 24 February, 2008 when Ralph Nader announced on NBC's Meet the Press with Tim Russert (the same forum where he announced his 2004 presidential run) that ...
The Invasion of Santo Domingo
By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago
There were several attempts at various times to forcefully unite the two colonies of Hispaniola. The imperial powers of the period, from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, strived to possess or repossess Hispaniola as one ...
The Treaty of Ryswick 1697
By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago
The Treaty of Ryswick came about as the concluding chapter to the European ‘War of Grand Alliance’. The war pitted France on one hand to a grand alliance of four powers, namely England, Spain, The ...
Dutty Boukman - Samba Boukman
By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago
Throughout the history of the human race, even up till the present moment, one of the most potent forces which men use to rally oppressed peoples together, in their drive towards freedom and emancipation from ...
The Haitian Revolution
By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago
Much has been written from the historical point of view about that unique and pacesetting revolution called ‘The Haitian Revolution’. It is unique and pacesetting because it is the only successful slave revolution known to ...
Haiti's Political Parties, Why so many?
By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago
Over two hundred years have passed since its Independence, and Haiti remains trailing behind the developing world. Now that we have entered a new and strange phase in Haiti, perhaps the lowest ever, from sporadic ...
Bahama Mama, Oops! Obama Mama
By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago
Handsome, young, smart and full of charisma, Obama Mama! Barack Obama is history in the making, so believes everyone. To his credit, Senator Obama has thus far defied the impossible and continues to do so. ...
It's Broke Let's Fix It
By Scott Sterling · 17 years ago
In my advanced years I tend to desire contribution to my society. The best way for me to contribute is to elevate social consciousness by opening a dialog on the subjects that most disturb me. ...
Can Sustainable Development Be Clean AND cheap? A Promising 'Carbon Credits' Case Study
By Daniel Lafleche · 17 years ago
Must the costs of clean development necessarily be prohibitive for developing nations?
Let's take a closer look at exactly how this is called into question.
There is a common belief that the most efficient way ...
The Humiliation Of A Proud Country
By Terrence Aubrey · 17 years ago
The Ukraine is a country in trouble. It is a country of huge natural and human resources that seems lost. Whilst the politicians argue and fight the country seems as a boat in a storm ...
Barack Obama a Candidate for Christians
By Kim Sunshine · 17 years ago
First let me begin this article by stating that I understand the sentiment to have an African-American president. Although you couldn't tell it from my photo my grandfather William Johnson was an African American, he ...
Sustainable Development on the Stump: Environmental Policies of Obama, Clinton, and McCain
By Daniel Lafleche · 17 years ago
How will U.S. environmental and energy policies look in 2009? With the primaries winding down, we're starting to get a better idea. Senator Barack Obama fancies himself on this issue, as on most, a man ...
Barack Obama - How To Connect On The Internet
By Scott Porter · 17 years ago
Barack Obama - How to Connect on The Internet
by Scott Porter, Managing Partner
MarketBuilders
Barack Obama has redefined the landscape of American politics. The impact of Obama's current campaign for the U.S. Presidency cannot ...