African churches denounce children as ‘witches’

Oct 17, 2009 - Warning, this is a very long article, but I felt like I had to share it. I had no idea nor had ever heard of this problem. I don't think I have words... - 6 Comments

Big Food vs. Big Insurance

Sep 14, 2009 - Kinda long...so I only posted the first page. I linked the second page of the article at the bottom. By MICHAEL POLLAN Published: September 9, 2009 TO listen to President Obama’s speech on Wednesday night, or to just about anyone else in the health care debate, you would think that the biggest problem with health care in America is the system itself — perverse incentives, inefficiencies, unnecessary tests and procedures, lack of competition, and greed. - 25 Comments

How the World's Biggest Corporations, From Starbucks to Wal-Mart to Barnes & Noble, Claim to Be 'Local'

Sep 08, 2009 - HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, has taken to calling itself "the world's local bank." Starbucks is un-branding at least three of its Seattle outlets, the first of which just reopened as "15th Avenue Coffee and Tea." Winn-Dixie, a 500-outlet supermarket chain, recently launched a new ad campaign under the tagline, "Local flavor since 1956." - 10 Comments

From Citizens to "Stakeholders": The New American Constitution

Sep 08, 2009 - From Citizens to "Stakeholders": The New American Constitution By Angelo M. Codevilla "I'm going to get everybody concerned around a big table where all can express their views and their needs. And I'll express mine, and that will make sense of them all because I'll be president." - 2 Comments

From THe UK independent on health care

Aug 21, 2009 - http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/ian-birrell-why-i-dont-believe-that-the-nhs-is-sacrosanct-1775088.html Ian Birrell: Why I don't believe that the NHS is sacrosanct In this heartfelt polemic, based on his family's experiences in the health service, our writer argues that it suffers from deep flaws – and we are wrong to ignore them David Sandison Ian Birrell's 15-year-old daughter Iona with her mother, Linnet enlarge It was a simple thing. Another blood test, some more investigations into whatever flawed gene or missing protein might be the cause of my daughter's troubled life, with her terrible seizures, her blindness, her inability to walk or talk or eat unaided. Over the past 15 years, there have been many such attempts to identify her condition. - 21 Comments

Promises, Promises: Indian healthcare needs unmet

Jun 16, 2009 - Just remember ladies and gents, this below is what our government wants to give us in the way of healthcare. ~~~~~~~~~~ PROMISES, PROMISES: Indian health care needs unmet BY MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jun 14, 9:39 pm ET CROW AGENCY, Mont. – Ta’Shon Rain Little Light, a happy little girl who loved to dance and dress up in traditional American Indian clothes, had stopped eating and walking. - 5 Comments

JOHN STOSSEL GIVES HIS TAKE ON TOUGH SUBJECTS, ON “YOU CAN’T EVEN TALK ABOUT IT,” FRIDAY, MAY 8 ON “20/20″

May 08, 2009 - JOHN STOSSEL GIVES HIS TAKE ON TOUGH SUBJECTS, ON “YOU CAN’T EVEN TALK ABOUT IT,” FRIDAY, MAY 8 ON “20/20″ May 7, 2009 by J!-ENT From pregnancy discrimination laws to doing less for senior citizens, from farming endangered animals to letting athletes do steroids, John Stossel brings us his take on tough subjects in an hour-long report, “You Can’t Even Talk About It,” airing on “20/20,” FRIDAY, MAY 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Reports include: America Needs to Do Less for Its Senior Citizens: Stossel reports when Medicare was created, senior citizens did not live as long, and medicine offered fewer wonderful but expensive treatments. Now Medicare is headed towards bankruptcy. - 9 Comments

How to run the Public/Commercial/Marketing Dept

May 07, 2009 - This is fm a friend of mine - fm the Indian Web - Samir - i was really lmao :ROTFL: you will find adequate examples: 1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. - 9 Comments