On 1-17-1961 President Eisenhower warned Americans of the possible dangers of the Military Industrial Complex and the dangers it pose to a free society. Do the close ties of our Military and our private industies pose a risk to our freedom?

Advocates are steaming over an Iran Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentence of a young woman named Delara Darabi.

Souders, a mentally ill inmate serving one to four years for shoplifting, died of heat and thirst last August at a state prison in Jackson, after spending most of his last four days strapped down in a hot cell, naked and soaked in his own urine.

Build a shrimp farm in Thailand by cutting down mangrove forests and you will net about 8,000 dollars per hectare. Meanwhile, the destruction of the forest and pollution from the farm will result in a loss of ecosystems worth 35,000 dollars/ha per year.

ATLANTA, May 30 -- Under pressure from animal rights advocates, two soft drink giants, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have agreed to stop directly financing research that uses animals to test or develop their products, except where such testing is required by law.

The women of Ohio call upon the women of the world, from the day-old babies to our most senior elders, to stand with us to save the world.

You see them in every neighborhood - dogs chained 24 hours each and every day, exposed to searing heat, bitter cold, rain, snow. With a shelter consisting of a crate, barrel, box, or under a vehicle or porch. Water or food bowls are frequently overturned

As Mother's Day approaches, Guiding Eyes for the Blind is seeking permanent, loving homes for some very special moms - their exceptional brood dogs who will give birth to the next generation of guide dogs.

THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL TO IRAQ, REPORTS THAT THE STRUCTURES BUILT IN IRAQ, BY THE US GOVERNMENT, ARE MOSTLY A FAILURE. DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION, CHEAP MATERIALS, AND MORE. 912 PEOPLE HAVE DIED INCLUDING 224 U.S CIVILIANS. NO MENTION OF HALIBURTON.

An Editorial written by Mitch Albom, addressing the VT shootings or any mass shooting by these loners that turn into killers. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS! . We need to address this as a nation. Why are we not seeing these sick/troubled kids before the GUNS?