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“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Politics and Culture - January 2011

The Future is Ours to Lose

January 30th 2011 13:00
There is something to be said about the continental sized divide between words the public “needs to hear” and immediate actions that have to be taken in the here and now.

The most powerful man in the free world gave his annual address to a divided nation in the face of tragedy, discomfort over escalating debt, a shaky economy, a failed education system, uncertainty with safety of the food and water supply, record levels of unemployment, distrust of a democratically elected governmental body and a sense of fear and panic among the populous


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The Freedom of Choice Vol. IV: “Basic Necessities”

January 23rd 2011 11:46
In the midst of a world economic crisis that has left millions without a means of earning a living across the globe and hundreds of thousands homeless; it has become harder and harder to think about the simplest necessities.

Necessities of life that go beyond the over abundance of food and water in some parts of the world while other parts are left to fight for resources


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The Freedom of Choice Vol. III: “The American Dream”

January 16th 2011 12:27
Long before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a Dream” speech to a nation in turmoil and Susan B. Anthony worked with Congress in the interests of advancing opportunities for women of every race, political affiliation and national origin; a group of men from different walks of life came together for the common purpose of creating a nation that gave each and every citizen the gift of choice.

The choice that comes with freedom of religion


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The Freedom of Choice Vol. II: Privacy and Information

January 7th 2011 14:59
There is no greater resource in a free society than the ability for men, women and children from every walk of life to have access to information that affects their well being.

From the decisions and the reasons behind the decisions made by our representatives in Congress and the Oval Office to the workings of local and state legislatures; information is the key to a society truly being free


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The Freedom of Choice

January 2nd 2011 11:02
For all the freedoms that exist in a society built on the principles contained in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights there is also a conversation about the dwindling freedom of choice in modern society.

A conversation that isn’t as simple as pointing fingers at a single source or asking one side to stand up against another but is rooted in asking each and every world citizen to look deeper at the systems that have been built around us


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