Lisa Sánchez González on the Sotomayor Nomination : Fighting my Inner Cynic

Obama nominates a Boricua from the South Bronx:A tease or a real slice of hope?When news broke last month that a Boricua from the South Bronx, a woman, was being considered for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, I bet a Native American co-worker a box...

Medical Referrals: Another Part of the Problem with the American Health Care System

Mark Allen Miller.Referral System Turns Patients Into CommoditiesI was chatting recently with a doctor friend who was depressed because he thought he had lost a referral source.“This internist was sending me patients,” he told me, as I recall. “Then...

Anti-War Memorial Day at Texas' Fort Hood

War may seem to be a million miles away to much of the population, but it is never more than a deployment order away from the minds of these young soldiers.See 'Anti-war protesters exercise freedom to march' by Rebecca LaFlure, Below.Killeen, Texas is...

James Retherford : Brandon Darby, The Texas 2, and the FBI's Runaway Informants

The Texas 2: David McKay and Bradley Crowder.The Texas 2: Intrigue, Provocation, and BetrayalThe overarching story here is the blatant size of the federal government’s strategic operational use of informants and undercover agents against American citizens...

Pakistani Refugee Crisis Worsening

An internally displaced man holds up an identity card as he waits in line for relief supplies at a UNHCR distribution point at a makeshift camp in Mardan. Photo: Farooq Naeem.Nearly 2.4 million displaced: UNISLAMABAD - Nearly 2.4 million people have...

El Salvador : President-Elect Funes Inherits Major Problems

Millennium Development Objectives:President Saca leaves President-elect Fumes with some serious obstacles in the areas of poverty, health, education and equalityEl Salvador is only close to achieving two of 12 Millennium Development Objectives that were...

Food Democracy Now: Advocates for Sustainable Farming Practices

Dave Murphy, left, director of Food Democracy Now, talks with Paul Willis, manager of Niman Ranch Pork Co., and Lisa Stokke, assistant director of Food Democracy Now. All are founders of the nonprofit organization, which was started at a time when more...