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The Poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi

Society Chernynkaya - March 4, 2010 26

Maybe you have already heard of the poet Rumi. In the US, translations of Rumi outsell all other poetry books combined. One factor contributing...

One Small Step

Society javaz - March 3, 2010 45

This morning as I was watching last night’s Craig Ferguson Show that we tape since we can’t stay up that late, his monologue struck...

Abuse of Power – Tale of a Red State

Society javaz - February 21, 2010 108

A Federal Grand Jury has been investigating Sheriff Joe Arpaio for abuse of power in Maricopa County, Arizona since January 7th, 2010. The investigation is...

The very sad and complicated story of Mercy the Cat

Society Pepe Lepew - February 18, 2010 38

This is a very troubling story that will not leave you happy. I have to warn you, it is a little heartbreaking. It left...

New Populist Group – Vote For Your Favorite Names!

Society AdLib - February 12, 2010 147

With huge kudos to javaz for conceiving of and inspiring this, SueInCA for organizing, Chernynkaya for writing the Mission Statement and all the other...

HATE IN AMERICA, Part 3: The Psychology and Recruitment of Hate

Society Chernynkaya - February 12, 2010 47

The Southern Poverty Law Center counted 926 active hate groups in the U.S. in 2008—that’s a 54% rise since 2000. And those are only...

Americans United

Society javaz - February 10, 2010 554

We need to start a movement, a splinter group from the Democratic Party. I am...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: The Death of Democracy

Society Chernynkaya - February 10, 2010 15

With the growing abuse of the filibuster and Democrats unwilling to take the strong action necessary to fix the economy and regain the public...

DADT’s Days are Numbered

Society KQµårk 死神 - February 9, 2010 11

In the clearest signal yet that DADT is on it's way to being repealed Lt Choi has been called back to active duty. ...

HATE IN AMERICA, Part 2: Hate Speech and the First Amendment

Society Chernynkaya - February 8, 2010 70

WHAT IS HATE SPEECH? Hate speech is the kind of speech used to denigrate an individual or a group of people because of something about...

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The Poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi

One Small Step

Abuse of Power – Tale of a Red State

The very sad and complicated story of Mercy the Cat

New Populist Group – Vote For Your Favorite Names!

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Americans United

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: The Death of Democracy

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HATE IN AMERICA, Part 2: Hate Speech and the First Amendment

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