International Political Will

The bullies in politics don’t seem to have matured much from their days hanging classmates up by their jockeys and dumpster-dunking the honors students after school. Unfortunately, two classic bully politicians are now considered to be on John McCain’s short list for running mates.
The white-collar bullies may try to mask their real identities behind a [...]

Another day, another dose of more unbelievable hypocrisy and biased reporting from our so-called “free press” (and allegedly “liberal” if you listen to the conservatives whine and complain). Our own media propagates more of the “he started it” mentality that keeps the Israeli-Palestinian peace process mired in a kindergarten playground fight.
The headlines and story leads [...]

My trips to the slums of Govandi in the swampland of Mumbai offer me a snapshot of life there. But only a snapshot. Only a glimpse. I don’t think I can ever truly understand it.
The train stops between two rows of tiny, dilapidated structures that line the tracks. The “nice” houses are made of disintegrating [...]

It seems the American government and military can’t stop prominently displaying its utter disregard for human life that isn’t white, Judeo-Christian, or wealthy.
To prove my point, the US military has now valued a dog’s life above a Muslim’s.
Last week, a US Marine was ordered to be “processed for separation” from the Corps after he was [...]

Next to my apartment building there is a short-cut to get to the main road that is lined with typical local shops. There is a “hardware” store, a “mini-mart” (for lack of a better word), a travel agency selling bus tickets, and a little street restaurant. A Hindu shrine to Hanuman sits in [...]