Thanks to Janera Soerel for an exceptionally explicit and precise interview and article tackling a lot of issues revolving OneVoice, PeaceWorks, and the philosophy underlying them.
One of my favorite movies ever, which I just saw recently after many years, is The Mission. Like all great movies, its power to entertain and its message stand the test of time… The Mission juxtaposes the idealistic beauty of devout god-fearing religious heroes who serve humankind, vis a vis the amoral (if not immoral) [...]
One of the most insightful articles to cover the American political landscape and elections dynamics, is Michael Oreskes’ ‘The Party Animal Either Plays Well Or Fights Well,’ [available here] in the New York Times Week in Review of Feb 3 2008. Don’t let its dumb title, presumably assigned by yet another editor that underestimates his [...]
Taken from this article about the Gaza-Egypt border debacle, this picture struck me as a sad allegory not just to the challenges of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and of building of a Palestinian State, but further to so many of the challenges faced today in the Middle East, from the peace process, to the struggle [...]
Barack Obama’s sweeping victory this weekend – he won all 3 states, Washington, Nebraska, and Louisiana, overwhelmingly – was an opportunity for him to show humility, to speak a little more about our shared responsibility to strengthen our country and our world and be global stewards to each other. It was also an opportunity for [...]
A New York Times Editorial, "An Intolerable Fraud", tells of a "charity" that hides behind a patriotic name – "The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes" and its sister "Help Hospitalized Veterans" – to bilk unknowing donors trying to send funds to soldiers harmed by the war, only to squander 70% to 80% of their funds. [...]
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -Barak Obama, Feb. 5th speech
A lot of disenchanment and criticism globally against the US has accumulated over the last few years. But I have a feeling that the 2008 primaries, perhaps even more than the November elections will, are re-shaping the world’s thoughts about the US and the meaning and value of democracy. Super-Tuesday’s energy and intensity seem to [...]
A reader recently posted some very angry remarks relishing Armageddon for Israel and/from the Palestinian people…and talking about a rampage and killing and raping of children… Oddly enough (or perhaps not surprisingly) his reaction was in response to an uplifting post about Barak Obama’s Yes We Can speech and song. This is the same person [...]
A poignant reminder of the fact that we take liberties for granted came when in her speech tonight, Hilary Clinton thanked her Mom, who she said, "was born before women had a right to vote, and now she is seeing her Daughter run for President." Think about it. There are women still living today, who [...]