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10 December 2012
Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities
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David Swanson
PREAMBLE
Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not self-enforcing,
Whereas statement of the inherent dignity and of the equal and supposedly inalienable rights of all members of the human family achieves little...
07 December 2012
Pile of Skulls
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Robert Koehler
The boy is in his bed crying because there’s a monster in the room. Dad walks in, snaps on the light . . .

This is the setup for Joe Dator’s macabre, punch-in-the-nose-funny cartoon in a recent New Yorker. “See,” says Dad as...
06 December 2012
Nothing ‘balanced’ about focusing on cuts for vulnerable Americans
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Jesse Jackson
The pressure is growing in the face-off over the so-called “fiscal cliff” in Washington.

The president put his plan on the table. Republican Speaker John Boehner rejected it out of hand. And then . . . nothing. Republicans...
06 December 2012
Animal Rights Laws
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Vivian Stevenson
As a registered voter and citizen of Ohio, I no longer have to wonder why we can't get animal abuse laws passed? During House Session-December 5, 2012-Part 2, our legislators can be heard joking and laughing about raping animals while they...
05 December 2012
Backward Ho!
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David Swanson
A few thoughts in praise of backwardness.
"We don't look backward," says President Obama in reference to imposing justice on powerful large-scale criminal suspects. Of course, as we don't prosecute future crimes but only crimes of...
02 December 2012
Free Bradley Manning now
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Dennis Trainor, Jr.
History is filled with examples of brave individuals who have broken the law to serve the greater good of humanity. In other words, whistleblowers expose crimes, even if they break a law in the process, and like a jaywalker who crosses...

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