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Address by Prime Minister Paul Martin at the United Nations General Assembly
September 16, 2005 New York, New York The international response to the devastation wrought by hurricane Katrina reminds us once again that there are connections between people that have nothing to do with a common language, race or creed, and..
The G-8 Summit, By Jonathan William Barr
The leaders of the G-8, which includes the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia, were gathered at Gleneagles golf resort in Scotland. The largest industrialized nations of the world met to discuss various issues including the Middle..
Live 8: Publicity, or an issue of Life and Death?? By Jordan Alexandra Gracey
It is no secret that there is an ever-increasing gap between the have's and have-nots in today's global marketplace. The dilemma over how to cope with this gap is not a new phenomenon; economists have studied this societal problem, posed...
Address by Prime Minister Paul Martin at the United Nations General Assembly
September 16, 2005 New York, New York The international response to the devastation wrought by hurricane Katrina reminds us once again that there are connections between people that have nothing to do with a common language, race or creed, and..
Dear George
Dear George, The problems faced by the world today are complex and will require complex solutions. We believe waging war against Iraq was an incredible misuse of power. As a result there are over 30,000 people dead, many more seriously...
cowboys
The true meaning of a cowboy.
kid
This poem humanizes the numbers that are casualties. Young men, many just kids, give up their freedom when they join the military. They put their trust and their lives in the hands of leaders. They should not be put in harms way unless it is absolutely unavoidable.
answer
Searching for an answer... finding understanding.
Howard Zinn - Terrorism and War - A Review
Someone once said, “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” Though this statement sounds extreme, it actually accurately represents American culture.
South Africa - The Bomb
After viewing the first nuclear explosion in New Mexico, Robert Oppenheimer recited a phrase from the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...
The tsunami: What can we learn from the disaster?
The tsunami which stuck on December 26, 2004 left Southeast Asia completely devastated as infrastructures were annihilated and over 160,000 people were reported dead. The epicentre of the quake was approximately 500 km west of the island of Banda Aceh,...