Category: Politics

A new study by University of Alberta researcher Paul Joosse cautions against any surety about the ideological motivations behind the Earth Liberation Front. The Earth Liberation Front (or ELF, for short) uses an organizational strategy called ‘leaderless resistance,’ whereby small cells choose when, how, and against whom to act - and then make a claim of responsibility on behalf of the mother group.

Ask the FBI, and they will contend that a dangerous wave of "ecoterrorism" has swept North America in the past decade. Ski resorts, new condominium developments and corporate logging headquarters have all been the target of arson attacks, pushing the damage tally of a shadowy organization called the Earth Liberation Front past the $100 million mark. The FBI’s concern has reached such a fervor, in fact, that it labeled environmental terrorism as the number one domestic terrorism threat in 2005.

Canadian hemp acreage declines in 2007 as expected.

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is pleased with the latest statistics on hemp markets and acreage from Canada. The statistics, released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Health Canada and Statistics Canada late last month, show that the decade-old Canadian hemp industry is continuing its growth, but at a more moderate and sustainable pace.

International peace parks can work as a tool of diplomacy in war zones around the world, concludes "Peace Parks," edited by University of Vermont professor Saleem Ali, and praised by Harvard biologist EO Wilson. The book will be released at the Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference at Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. These parks have defused conflict between Ecuador and Peru and hold promise for building trust between Iran and Iraq and elsewhere, Ali's research and book conclude. By sharing management of ecologically significant borderlands, conflict resolution and conservation goals have been achieved when other efforts failed.

Peace parks can work. Not just for managing cross-boundary wilderness areas, as occurs in the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park at the US/Canadian border, but as a powerful tool of diplomacy in war zones around the world.

It is important to elect a Presidential candidate for 2008, that has a healthcare plan that includes affordable health insurance for all Americans; lower costs of healthcare; a preventive health initiative; and the prohibition of insurance companies from redlining patients with existing health problems.

Following a recent screening of Michael Moore's documentary film Sicko in New York City, Dr. Mwata O. Dyson, CEO and founder of Paradise Anesthesia in Scottsdale, Arizona, comments publicly on the film and its relevance to the 2008 Presidential election.

A study about predicting the outcome of actual conflicts found that the forecasts of experts who use their unaided judgment are little better than those of novices, according to a new study in a publication of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

A study about predicting the outcome of actual conflicts found that the forecasts of experts who use their unaided judgment are little better than those of novices, according to a new study in a publication of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

Sikh turbans, a mandatory article of the Sikh faith, are listed as an item to be screened at U.S. airports by the Transportation Security Administration. Other headwear included on the list includes cowboy hats and berets.

The Sikh Coalition, the nation's largest Sikh civil rights organization, strongly opposes new headwear screening procedures put in place by the Transportation Security Administration on August 4, 2007. TSA officials told the Sikh Coalition that the new Standard Operating Procedure includes a guidance recommending that America's 43,000 airport screeners pull aside turban-wearing travelers for secondary screening, based solely on their headwear.

The series of China-based product recalls that have rocked world markets in recent weeks are a result of the nation’s complex system of guanxi, or relationships. The system has taken the place of a legal structure, and enabled the government to put off implementing quality control reforms.

The series of China-based product recalls that have rocked international markets in recent weeks are a direct result of the continued importance of the nation’s complex system of guanxi, or relationships, according to Colgate University sociologist Carolyn Hsu. Although guanxi - which involves using personal networks and granting and returning favors to do business - has fueled China’s extraordinary economic growth, it has also taken the place of binding contracts and an adequate legal structure, and enabled the government to put off implementing necessary quality control reforms, she said.

Protests will be held in various cities and states in the USA. The event is scheduled on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic March on Washington in 1963.

On August 28, activists in cities across America will hold a national day of protest to focus attention on the scourge of illegal gun trafficking. August 28th is the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic March on Washington in 1963.

"The Humor Times," a political humor publication out of Sacramento, California, is poised to expand to a national audience, tapping into the current popularity of political satire. The monthly paper is a humorous review of the news, using editorial cartoons, columns and a "fake news" section to lampoon politicians and newsmakers alike.

August 13, 2007 -- It's no joke - or maybe it is. The Humor Times, a monthly political humor and cartoon newspaper published in Sacramento, California for over 16 years, is launching a national expansion, hoping to take the country by a storm - of laughter.

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This summer marks the 45th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Engel v. Vitale, the first court case that addressed the constitutionality of prayer in public schools. Expert’s research focuses on the Battle Over School Prayer and Engel v. Vitale in newly published book.

This summer marks the 45th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Engel v. Vitale, the first court case that addressed the constitutionality of prayer in public schools.

In his new book, The Battle Over School Prayer: How Engel v. Vitale Changed America, Canisius College History Professor, Bruce J. Dierenfield, PhD, sets his account of the decision in the larger historical and political context, citing battles over a wide range of religious activities in public schools throughout American history.