1: From Rags To Riches- Being Aware Of The World Around You
Human beings have become their own worst enemy and the prospect of ever living in a world where everyone is equal seems unfathomable. Nevertheless, it is vital that we are aware of what is happening in the world around us and continuously strive for change....

2: The Hague in the Political Spotlight
The forthcoming trial of former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide and crimes against humanity is the latest high-profile, international case to be conducted in The Hague. At a time when the world's media descend and set-up camp in the Dutch city, this article takes a brief look at the seat of government for the Netherlands....

3: An Introduction to Obama
He may well be the President in waiting, but how much is known in the UK about Democrat candidate Barack Obama? Following his fleeting visit to these shores in July, this article takes a brief look at the rise of the Senator from Illinois....

4: The Nicaragua Canal: Will It Ever be Built?
Everyone knows about the Panama Canal, and how it connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. However, not everyone knows that the United States originally wanted to build this canal through Nicaragua....

5: Obama Fallacy Will Open Gates of Hell in The Middle East
An unusually large section of the American media is doing the American voter a major disservice. Rather than simply applauding the wisdom of the pre-war stance adopted by Barack Obama, journalists and anchors must demand specifics which are verifiable today....

6: The Conservation Policies Of Presidential Candidates
We all know our Earth is in serious trouble. If there is one person who can really turn around things in our country it is the president....

7: Global Warming - 5 Simple Ways To Go Green And Save The Environment
In today’s world global warming is an area of great concern If everyone makes small changes to become economically friendly, things would get better...

8: New York Times Fooled by Mexican Populist Demagogue
Maybe it would be helpful and a good idea for the New York Times to take a real look at Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and not just report what they would like to believe....

9: Kobe Earthquake - Interview With A Survivor
The earthquake that struck Kobe (ko-bay), Japan, in 1995 registered 72 on the Richter scale and lasted twenty seconds...

10: Diamond Minds, Metro Europe - Libya Wants In!
When we see and hear leaders of Europe on a British television speak to a delegate from Russia, and from Serbia, we hear of their amazing brilliant thinking. Their minds are beyond beyond those of the man from Russia and the man from Serbia....

11: Greek Antiques, Democracies, China Today - More on Web than America - But Watch What You Say
This is a rather limited victory, the fact just reported, that more Chinese will be on the web this year than Americans. But try to type in words such as Tibet.Will there be a knock at your door by a man with a club?...

12: Free Tibet by Boycotting Chinese Goods, Olympic Advertisers and the Olympics
Go ahead, it won't hurt. Just remember that in China not only would you not be allowed to read this article but it would be banned on the search engines as well. Or rather it would be banned to the extent the search engines could filter it out. The government would also ban you from forwarding it....

13: Healthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Evolutions - Idealist Chairman Mao to Now
There was a brief period when the Communist take over of China seemed to grant them, certainly in their minds, a pure, wholesome sense, of all sacrifice for the better of all. They looked down on the heathens in Moscow....

14: Peak Oil: Get Ready, Its Here
Rising gas prices, economic uncertainty, and the collapse of the dollar are just some of the signs that a recession is at hand But is this just another recession or a sign of something more disastrous...

15: Global Warming - 10 Simple Ways To Lower Your Carbon Emissions
Today the global warming situation has been getting a ton of media coverage Many scientists from all over the world have agreed that the planet has been getting warmer due to many environmental factors...

16: Check Out Charities: 5 Tips For Choosing A Worthwhile Charity And Getting Involved
The call to make a positive difference in the larger world around us is heard by millions of people every day Most of us just put it off because we are understandably busy with our day-to-day lives of surviving and thriving: families, incomes and personal pursuits need to be sustained and nurtured...

17: Chinese Antiques, Confucian Respect - Best With Athenian Free Speech
Chinese antique wisdom flows from Confucian respect for the Emperor, all serve He who could behead you at his whim or will. Thomas Jefferson has some vintage Greek vintage democracy that would go well over that....

18: Chinese Antiques, Modern China - The Children Show The Way
An occasional glimpse of modern China can be enlightening. We do not see this on our local television but international news interviews with family life and with the children to school shows free young minds....

19: Healthy Lifestyes in Tibet - Unlikely, So Bravo, Nancy Pelosi
The news shows the American political leader Nancy Pelosi in northern India, hand in hand with the Dahli Llahma of Tibet, after riots to protest their loss of freedoms....

20: Healthy Lifestyles, Power - How It's Abuse Has Hurt America, The Only Way Out
Abraham Lincoln said that every man can handle adversity, but to see the character of a man give him power. The incumbent vice president of America comes to mind....

21: Healthy Lifestyles, Peace On Earth - How To Avoid Ralph Nader This Time
The year 2008 has been a downhill roller coaster for most of America, and as we stay the course the deeper we sink. What may be needed, if the hole we keep digging is sinking us, is to fill the hole back in and build a fine new world atop the rubbish and folly....

22: Monaco Prince Is 50
Money, sophistication and the glamour of Monte Carlo is known the world over, with some of the best hotels, the casino, Grand Prix and celebrities tripping over each other.

But as Prince Albert of Monaco turns 50, he is becoming increasingly known more for his stand on the environment than as a playboy monarch....

23: Video Surveillance In The Kingdom
A lot of European nations utilize public video surveillance as a leading tool for monitoring movement and possible terrorist acts The United Kingdom is known for relying heavily on video surveillance in crime prevention efforts...

24: Video Surveillance Goes International
Around the world, various nations utilize public video surveillance as a leading tool for monitoring movement and possible terrorist acts Some of these countries have come to rely very heavily on video surveillance for aid in crime prevention...

25: Healthy Lifestyles For Darfur more Likely after Steven Spielberg Shames China
Until now China has behaved with impunity while becoming rich by using our capitalism to sell us goods base on their vast cheap labor. But they make normal living and healthy lifestyles impossible for millions in Darfur while they sell the guns to allow the genocide in Darfur while trading that for oil, taking most of the oil from that land. Well done, Steven....