Beyond the presidential race, there are congressional races taking place that will have great impact on specific issues. One of the big issues that hangs in the balance is that of prisons and policies relating to sentencing or incarceration. Schools not Prisons is a political action committee dedicated to...
I must admit I didn't know Hungary was until recently considered an economic powerhouse of Eastern Europe. My limited time there last week left me with neither the impression that it was an extremely well off country, nor the opposite. At the same time I did notice plenty of...
Marianne Betterly started as a concerned citizen in her community, at first working on the topic of air pollution and global warming. Working on that topic would eventually take her to the topic of the amazon and sustainability. One of several topics she has focused on has been soy,...
Ever since the 2000 election in the United States, the fact that in many states ex-convicts are barred from voting, has become somewhat more known. Rarely covered in the mainstream media, the few investigative reports done on the topic of voter fraud in places like Florida in 2000 and...
Hard to believe another year has gone by and it is time once again for the Reporters Without Borders PRess Freedom Index. The list itself doesn't contain anything too shocking compared to last year, but I went looking for countries that had experienced the most change in ranking. Lebanon,...
