Opinion Forum

A Call to Action

September 19th, 2012

By Jan Barry Veterans For Peace held its 27th national convention last month in Miami, Florida. Among the highlights were a tribute to the organization by former TV talk-show host Phil Donahue and a call by novelist and poet Alice Walker for a new wave of outreach to enlist veterans on the verge of suicide […]

Articles written by Jan Barry
Tags: Alice Walker, Donahue, human rights, suicide, veterans, VFP, war
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Will Mount Rushmore Revert to an Indigenous Tribe?

May 20th, 2012

By Dan Miller It must. Thus spake a rapporteur dispatched by the Union Nation (U.N.) Human Rights Council. Although reversion seems only fitting, President Obama has a higher and better use for what will soon be known to all as Mount Michelle. The esteemed U.N. Human Rights Council, known for its tireless and heroic efforts to diminish […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: ego, human rights, Indian land, Mount Rushmore, Obama, satire, UN
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We Continue To Be Deprived of Our Most Sacred Human Rights

May 3rd, 2012

By Dan Miller Even the most essential of our human rights are being withheld by “our” government. Unless we fix the problems ourselves soon, the U.N. Human Rights Commission must intervene to bring truth, fairness, justice and the American Way for all. The United States Constitution Declaration of Independence states with great clarity, We hold […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: dependency, education, free, housing, human rights, Obamacare, satire
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We Need More Human Rights

June 8th, 2011

By Dan Miller And the United Nations is there to provide them. According to a United Nations report released late last week (Friday, when nothing else newsworthy was happening), A United Nations report released Friday declares Internet access a human right. Presented to the General Assembly, the report by UN Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue […]

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Tags: freedom, human rights, Human Rights Council, internet, satire, UN
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Obama’s 3 AM Moment

February 1st, 2011

By Nancy Morgan One of the issues raised in the run-up to our last presidential election was the question “Which candidate is best qualified to handle a ‘3 AM moment’?” America now has a partial answer. It isn’t President Obama. Last Friday was Day 4 of the ongoing protests in Egypt, where tens of thousands […]

Articles written by Nancy Morgan
Tags: Cairo, Egypt, human rights, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, U.S., violence
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