1. \'An Unpromised Land\' by Leon Gettler
(Newsletter)

...ama administration is targeting American companies that hire illegal immigrants. But to demonstrate that being a compassionate liberal is better than being a compassionate conservative, Obama’s immigr...

2. Israel and the Hezbollah prisoner swap
(Newsletter)

...xample of how things operate in that surreal, unjust world of military tyranny and oppression. CONTINUE... Compassionate Capitalism: Ecocide With a Smiley Face Society + Culture By MWC NEWS &n...

3. Robert Thurman on Forgiveness
(Opinions/Society)

...in between, or attains enlightenment, or becomes a buddha, and enjoys an endless and infinite bliss, while still compassionately engaging with other beings. None of this should be misunderstood as mea...

4. Afghanistan: It’s not the HOW but the WHY of war
(Editor/Editorial)

...bring a better life to all the Afghan people; help they must request from us, not as benevolent invaders, but as compassionate world-neighbors.   Like Vietnam, the why of this war has been debunk...

5. UK police review Lockerbie case
(News/Global)

... of the bombing. The move comes two months after Scottish officials freed the former Libyan agent from prison on compassionate grounds, because he is terminally ill with prostate cancer. Al-Megrahi ma...

6. The Federal Reserve, 2009
(Opinions/Bulletin)

...e about as much sense as the Pro life (really pro fetus) movement in denying a woman the choice to give birth. A compassionate society would never withhold "the ultimate civil right," from a...

7. Organ Donation and Theft in Contemporary Jewish Folklore
(Opinions/Society)

...tude disappears without leaving any traces. He suddenly cares about others. He evolves into a sympathetic boring compassionate ordinary human being. It doesn’t take more than a few scenes before we se...

8. Why Won't Universal Healthcare Be Provided?
(Opinions/Bulletin)

...da noted that, nearly every day, bloated water-logged remains could be seen quietly gliding downstream.   A compassionate person, she found the sight disturbing and, while she enjoyed aiding indi...

9. Ziauddin Sardar - The Erasure of Islam
(Opinions/Society)

...“shocks every notion of justice”. While Christianity might be irrational, Volney declared that it was gentle and compassionate but Islam had a contempt for science – a truly bizarre claim since Volney...

10. McNamara and LBJ: Crooks, Liars, Murderers, and Thieves
(Opinions/Politic)

...s uncle, LBJ, and McNamara, his secretary of defense. Bobbitt recalled that Johnson had described McNamara as a compassionate man. Telling us that his uncle was a “good reader of men,” Bobbitt allege...