Politics, News & Issues
From the Constitution to the prison system to the death penalty, there are always many conflicting opinions. Perhaps the environment is your priority. Maybe your concerns lie in the current poverty issues of the world, issues in Africa, or even the unfortunate prevalence of terrorism throughout the world. All this and more can be found and discussed in the Politics, News & Issues channel.
Why soccer is not so popular in the US as elsewhere
Since July 4, 1776 the United States has insisted on doing things its own way. It invented a meal: brunch. It's not breakfast, it's not lunch, but it's pretty darn fantastic. And it invented a few sports. Only in the land of the free could a game called "football" not involve feet or a ball in the traditional, round sense. Only in the home of the brave could a game be played that is strikingly similar
Write nowvote now: Yes or No - (view results)
Yes
As (Nobel Prize-winning economist) Vernon Smith put it, the way healthcare usually works is that party
No
The present situation has already proven that market forces are not at work when it comes to health
Death Penalty
- Should child offenders be put to death?
- Does capital punishment equate to human sacrifice?
- Lethal injection under scrutiny: Is it unjust?
- Do you believe that the Supreme Court was right in their decision that it would be cruel and unusual punishment to use the death penalty for a child rapist?
- The case against the death penalty
- Innocence Project: DNA testing can free the innocent incarcerated for crimes they did not commit
- Is the death penalty an effective crime deterrent?
International Politics (Other)
- How President Bush is ending the Wild West in his administration's foreign policy
- How has a particular policy of the US government positively or negatively impacted people in your part of the world?
- Attacks on women in Mangalore, India
- Should natural resources be mined from Antarctica?
- Book reviews: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins
- The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: An overview
- Should the US build a border fence on the southern border with Mexico?
Natural Disasters
- Suggestions for rebuilding Haiti
- How to prepare for a national catastrophic event
- How to prepare your home and family for when disaster strikes
- The best goods to donate for Haitian earthquake relief
- How Haiti's poverty makes immediate earthquake recovery difficult
- How tech companies are helping with Haitian earthquake relief
- What needs went unmet by relief agencies and others after flooding in your home or neighborhood?
News (Other)
- Salmonella outbreak linked to pet turtles
- Should the state find an alternative site for the proposed girls' detention center?
- Reflections: The Tragedy of the Cutty Sark fire
- Iranian boats threaten U.S. ships
- Sexual predators in the school community
- Homosexuality: Studying children
- What killed the network news?
by A. Pesarosa
The global water crisis goes even beyond the realm of people having enough water to drink. It seems clear that concentrated efforts
There was an interesting discussion on the Biofuel Group on LinkedIn.com a couple of weeks ago about the efficacy of used coffee grounds
by Eric Bailey
American football is a wildly popular sport. Its championship game, the Super Bowl, is watched by hundreds of millions of people in
It is nine months into Barack Obama's Presidency, and already some have decided that he is destined to be a one term President. It
Writing Assignments
- Political & Economic Theory
- Book reviews: The Great Transformation, by Karl Polanyi
- Did campaign contributions and lobbying by the financial sector contribute to the meltdown on Wall Street?
- Book reviews: Thundersqueak, by Ramsey Dukes
- Evaluating the women's movement in Canada
- Politics, News & Issues (Other)
- Laws punishing young writers
- Scams and scandals rampant after Italian earthquake
- Political views on Murray River in Australia
- Should Roland Burris continue his efforts to assume the vacant Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama?
- Virtual marketing agency benefits for small businesses
- Urban growth boom in Asia and Africa: The need for urban planning policies to reflect the new dynamics while considering the needs of the poor and marginalized
- Should public health be a priority to the governments of the world?
- Football
- Which NFL legacy is more impressive: New England Patriots (2000s) vs. Cleveland Browns (1950s)?
- Sports Archives
- Will Mickey Rourke fight at WrestleMania 25?
- Where to find WWE Unforgiven on the Internet
- Sports News & Opinion (Other)
- Oudin upsets Jankovic at Wimbledon
- Reflections on the Indian cricket board's actions during the 2007 Cricket World Cup
- Future WWE Diva's Champions
- Energy Issues
- How ECOWAS intends to solve the lingering energy problem in West Africa
- Can the Gorlov Helical Turbine help reduce CO2 emissions?
- Understanding new refrigerant gas management regulations (2009 CARB & EPA)
- Should hardrock mining companies pay the US government a royalty on minerals extracted from federally owned lands, the way oil, natural gas and coal companies do?
- Rating traditional versus plug-in hybrid cars
- Environmental Awareness
- Ways to treat sickness from acid rain
- Acid mud and concerns for the rivers Murray and Darling in Australia
- The threat of the Murray River to Southern Australia
- How to read the EPA's air quality index (AQI)
- The significance of your choice of power supplier
- Environmental effects of the Sea of Cortez on the Salton Sea shipping channel
- What are the primary and secondary benefits of pollution prevention programs?
- Understanding our record high greenhouse gas readings
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- War & Peace
- Do sanctions deter the actions of rogue nations?
- Is Russia being honest about its motives for intervening in Georgia?
- Political & Economic Theory
- Should the United States abandon the Federal Reserve?
- Supply-side economics: Do lower taxes increase a country's economic health?
- Will more democratically elected governments in the world lead to less terrorism?
- Is the US becoming a fascist state?
