While not strictly a generation, those citizens currently over the age of forty constitute a group of people that have caused possibly insurmountable problems, massive debts, and extreme hardship, both now and in the years to come, for those younger than them – this is the Failed Generation. Baby Boomers and the older half of [...]

For most, the country of Rwanda brings to mind the 1994 genocide that killed nearly a million people in little more than 3 three months – more than 20% of the country’s population. Despite this massive humanitarian tragedy, Rwanda has done very well in rebuilding itself. In 2009, a CNN report referred to Rwanda as [...]

Music is truly a universal language and a gift to the world. For many of us, music is an escape – a great way to get away from the stresses and routines of daily life. Music also carries with it the capacity to transport us back in time, when hearing a song from our past, as [...]

From Lama J…  If you ever visit Jordan, you will definitely notice the signs in the streets that say “Jordan First”. This was the slogan launched by King Abdullah the Second a few years back as a way to promote the idea that Jordan is important to all Jordanians, and that Jordanians should work hard to [...]

From Special Guest S Lynne Horton… Alone in a vast field, forgotten by the forest, Inhibited by the bursts of a violent wind, Stands a weather beaten and scarcely foilaged tree. Lacking grandeur befitting the majestic woods, Banished to wither in this forlorn field alone. Torrential rains did come and attempt to wash the tender [...]

Ridiculous court decisions financed by large corporations and industries seem to not only be increasing in number, but also be ever-more transparent in their intent – the recent block of President Obama’s moratorium on deep-water drilling by a Federal Court is no exception. Even more preposterous is the support of the State of Louisiana for [...]

Social networking has changed the way we communicate and more importantly, how we share ourselves with the world. The all-consuming monster that is Facebook, will soon boast a startling half a billion users worldwide and is now the platform for new millennial communication.  The result of electronic interaction is the displacement of social interaction, keeping people apart, along [...]

Big budget Hollywood block-blusters have long set records for their astronomical production costs, but we don’t often think of animated films as being expensive. With animation being re-born under the hand of entire films being computer generated however, budgets have gone up and up. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) established a then record [...]

From United States Corespondent Gibbs Burke…   GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!! No matter what language you speak, it’s the most recognizable sound around the world and for one month every four years it’s what every fan dreams of hearing. For most Americans however, it’s a lost sport. Of course, I am talking about Football -  or soccer as we  Americans call [...]

From Mexico Corespondent Dori Rangel… “There are side effects of the government’s fight against drug trafficking.” These were the recent words of the president of the Mexican Republic, in referring to the increased number deaths in the war on drugs. The fight against drug trafficking has not only become a national slaughter, but has also [...]