Rev. V. Gene Robinson Inaugural Prayer
A Prayer for the Nation and Our Next President, Barack Obama By The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire Opening Inaugural Event Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC…
Open Letter from Alice Walker to U.S. President Elect Barack Obama
Dear Brother Obama,You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. Us being the black people of the Southern United States. You think you know, because…
"The Blood Of Dresden" by Kurt Vonnegut
The Blood of Dresden by Kurt Vonnegut The author Kurt Vonnegut was a prisoner of war in Dresden during the allied bombing raids and was later forced to dig out…
“Give Me Liberty” by Naomi Wolf, introduction
The following is the introduction to Naomi Wolf's new book, Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, as printed at The Huffington Post, Sept. 16, 2008.The summer before last,…
Politics and the English Language by George Orwell (1946)
"Politics and the English Language" By George OrwellMost people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally…
American Declaration of Independence
As far as I'm concerned, you can never read the American Declaration of Independence too many times:IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of AmericaWhen…
Articles Of Impeachment for US President George W. Bush
Yesterday evening, Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, delivered Articles Of Impeachment for the US President. Some say that President George W. Bush is a criminal and should not only be…
Mother’s Day Proclamation
It's Mother's Day in the USA today - time to be reminded of the "Mother's Day Proclamation" written in 1870 by American poet and activist, Julia Ward Howe:Mother's Day ProclamationArise,…
Pat Buchanan + Neal R., TLA
You know what I hate? I hate that I keep agreeing with Patrick Buchanan:Does Balkanization Beckon Anew? By Patrick J. Buchanan 19/02/08 "Human Events" --- - When the Great War…