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Terrorism

Submitted by fyl on Wed, 2007/07/04 - 13:19.

NL member Jim Richard likes to say "western policy doesn't create terror, terrorists do". It's a nice on-liner but you can't explain everything in one line. Some points:

Plant Trees, Harvest Water

Submitted by fyl on Sat, 2007/06/30 - 05:53.

This story reported by Interpress News Service is the kind we need to hear more often.

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What People Eat

Submitted by fyl on Wed, 2007/06/27 - 12:25.

A friend of mine pointed me at this article about what people eat around the world and said "I would like to see th

Health Care: Here and "There"

Submitted by fyl on Mon, 2007/06/25 - 09:30.

In the past month a neighbor and two relatives have undergone significant surgery in the local public hospital. One relative was sent to a hospital in Managua for a CAT scan.

Latin American Popularism

Submitted by fyl on Thu, 2007/06/21 - 05:53.

A COHA report on Latin American Popularism looks at what they call the "pink tide" in La

Secret Prisons: Bush Iran Contra Redux

Submitted by fyl on Wed, 2007/06/13 - 07:38.

James Mulvaney's blog in the Huffington Post from yesterday ties Iran-Contra and a lot of other things to current actions by the Bush II administration. To me, he comes off as supporting the US Constitution. Talking about Iran-Contra, Mulvaney says

Where Did the Name America Come From?

Submitted by fyl on Sat, 2007/06/09 - 06:40.

This blog offers two theories where the name America came from. The second is the Nicaragua-related one:

Health Care Really is Free

Submitted by fyl on Thu, 2007/06/07 - 16:23.

On of the Ortega promises was to make health care really free again. From what I have seen, while severely underfunded which is nothing new, this really happened.

Last year public hospitals and health clinics offered free staff time but you had to buy your own medicines and such. While you still bring your own sheets, for example, medicines really are free.