Although the UN vowed in 2000 to take on this challenge, lofty goals established more than a decade ago have not yet been met, and nonprofit organizations continue to struggle to meet demand.
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Interview: Grace Mineta, the Texan in Tokyo (‘My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy’)
The Texan behind the popular 'Texan in Tokyo' blog and author of 'My Japanse Husband Thinks I'm Crazy' talks about how she got started, and the costs of 'making it big.'
Read More »Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Giveaway: ‘Owsley and Me: My LSD Family’ Memoir by Rhoney Gissen Stanley
Stanley's memoir chronicles her life working in the Acid King's lab, and as the third angle in a love triangle, and later under the care of the Grateful Dead.
Read More »Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Celebrate His Legacy By Following His Example
It’s not enough to celebrate what he stood for and then get up tomorrow and go about business as usual.
Read More »Why is the Beach Covered with Dead Birds?
When will our long night of global corporate greed and killing finally fade away into the light?
Read More »And Then He Told Us It Was Raining: Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in Staten Island Provide a Seminal Moment
Americans daily and the international community of nations have taken note, and even a country like North Korea can scoff at America when it comes to human rights – America has loss its moral standing in the world.
Read More »Vape Craze or Counter-Culture?
For those of us relatively new to the concept, “vaping” is when someone uses a device, like an e-cigarette, that heats up liquid which turns into water vapor that is then inhaled just as you would with a cigarette.
Read More »Halloween in August Is More Annoying than Spooky
We had trouble locating back to school supllies because pumpkins, witches, and ghosts ruled the shelves. It’s enough to drive a customer batty.
Read More »Killed by Police: Not Only in Ferguson, But All of America
There is a long, long history of white cops receiving immunity after shooting and killing black people needlessly.
Read More »Texting and Walking – Is It To Die For?
From what I have witnessed texting and walking is reaching epidemic proportions. You have much more chance of getting hurt by a distracted walker than you have of catching the Ebola virus.
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