There’s lots of talk about the importance of getting out the vote. Yet there seems to be little discussion of existing models that could make that happen. Many countries have almost complete voter turnout at elections. Bolivia is one such country. I’m a permanent resident of Bolivia and have seen …
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Thoughts on Divinity, Forgiveness, Bernie, and Trump
I am in a divine struggle within, how to speak the truth while loving and forgiving?
Read More »Distorted History in ‘Bel Canto’ from Lyric Opera of Chicago
Why does the opera call these educated and thoughtful Peruvian revolutionaries "terrorists"?
Read More »Bush vs Gore, Trump vs Clinton: Voting Rights Violations in U.S. Presidential Elections
Eleven thousand complaints were filed with the Department of Justice about violations of the right to vote in the 2000 presidential election. How many will be filed for 2016?
Read More »Militia and Birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
I worry that Malheur, after occupation by an armed militia group, will no longer be a protected place where coyote choirs color the night with magical music and millions of birds rest, feed, mate, and raise babies to fly high in the future.
Read More »Paris Attacks: Give Peace a Chance
The killings in Paris are part of a cycle based on erroneous beliefs and assumptions. Now is a time when we can pause and start a new cycle – a cycle of waking up to our oneness with each other, with our Mother Earth and indeed the entire universe.
Read More »Film Legend Mary Pickford and Sara Gavron’s ‘Suffragette’
“We break windows. We burn things. Because war is the only language men listen to,” Maud says in Suffragette, now playing in theaters across the U.S. Director Sara Gavron said, “Working (class) women often are the vanguard of change, and they’re often not recognized for that.” Another woman not recognized …
Read More »Tiquipaya II, People’s World Conference on Climate Change 2015
When was the last time you got to attend a brainstorming session with the president of a country?
Read More »What are U.S. Marines Doing in Peru?
Will U.S. news soon be filled with stories comparing the Shining Path to Isis, as an excuse to wage war in the land of Machu Picchu?
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?
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