1. What does it mean to be a human being?
(Newsletter)

...xual-exploitation industries (stripping, pornography, prostitution), grounded in a critique of the underlying conception of what it means to be a man that most of us have been socialized to accept: ...

2. Promoting Understanding Between Iranians and Ameri
(Newsletter)

...uite some time, but how do the people of each country feel? Speaking for Americans, I think we harbor many misconceptions about Iran and Iranians, which leads to a fearful frame of mind that’s easily ...

3. Jane Austen and the Black Hole of British History
(Newsletter)

...cs celebrated today after the U.S. Congress, by a wide majority, passed a bill confirming that life begins at conception and that at birth each baby will now be considered legally nine months old. CO...

4. A Palin Theocracy
(Newsletter)

...non, a partial bill will be presented to Israel by the UN: CONTINUE... But Mommy, It was an immaculate conception! Society + Culture By Bob Boldt    Wednesday, 10 September 2008 I...

5. Olmert’s Peace Spin
(Newsletter)

.... Richman demolishes the popular myth that the welfare state was a natural outgrowth of the Founding Fathers' conception of individual liberty. In fact, the ideology behind the welfare state is a 180-...

6. Tibet, China and Human Rights
(Newsletter)

...opaganda, after all, must be used; it is often more effective than military might. However, there are some misconceptions and anomalies that are not being addressed. CONTINUE... Hints on How to D...

7. Iraqis Massacre Continues...
(Newsletter)

...surmises that is being proliferated by most of the Muslim vocal clergy is their long-drawn-out & fatal misconception. They believe firmly that they alone as a community have the exclusive right to...

8. Civilian Trials for 9/11 Suspects Aren’t Enough
(Opinions/Politic)

...e to conduct their own crusade against a non-Christian religion, would rather buy into the terrorists’ warped conception of themselves as holy warriors than treat them for what they are: dastardly com...

9. Apec at a glance
(News/SReports)

...by generating nearly 70 per cent of global economic growth. However, member countries often have competing conceptions of regionalism and to what extent it is appropriate to integrate. Critics: Cri...

10. Obama Continuing Bush Policies, Chomsky says
(Opinions/op-ed)

...t by the Soviet army in 1943.   “There is basically no significant change in the fundamental traditional conception that if we can control Middle East energy resources, then we can control the wo...