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Last week the Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the Voting Rights Act brought to the court by Shelby County, Alabama. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act requires states to get approval from the Department of Justice before making changes in …
Today, Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina has been elected as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. He is the first Jesuit and Latin American elected into one of the most powerful positions, secular or religious, in the entire world. In …
Is the next cold war going to get hot? South Korea is gearing up as the North continues cutting off ties and threatening war. In the latest of bizarre and fairly hostile moves, North Korea cut off the only communication …
In many ways the West has been invaded by the East. Spiritual disciplines such as Yoga, Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism have become common influences on Western culture. Understanding how these traditions will merge with typically Western disciplines, such as philosophy and …
The following was first published @ http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/03/the-clip-that-stirred-a-cause-perhaps/ and has been submitted by the author: A Ugandan boy speaking almost perfect English struggles to maintain his composure as he discusses his brother, who was kidnapped and killed by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), …
An article in the Wall Street Journal, Guest Worker Visa Troubles Visit McDonald’s, highlights a growing and well known issue regarding immigration reform, especially as it relates to work visas. The events described in the article border on Labor Trafficking, which …
BBC Reporter, Duncan Walker, reports child poverty in the United States of America has reached “record levels.” Walker reports that nearly 17 million children are now affected in America and that number is growing on a daily basis. Walker interviews …
Stamford University offers a course right up the alley of social workers looking to find more compassion, Compassion Cultivation Training (CTT). This course: “is an 8-week program designed to help you improve your resilience and feel more connected to others—ultimately providing …
As a female, how can I not honor International Women’s Day? This year the date is March 8th. As Gloria Steinem said, “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization, but …
Extremist group activity in America is on the rise. Given the weak economy, this should not come as much of a surprise. The Southern Poverty Law Center, as reported by CNN, is reporting that there is a 7 percent increase in …
