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Facts on the Tower of London (with Photos)96

Facts on the Tower of London (with Photos)

The Tower of London is at the center of nearly all the dramatic history of the city of London. Many facts about old London's people, executions, tragedies, and tyrannies, seemingly unconnected to each other, have intertwined themselves in this old...

51 comments    tower of london tower london
Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Resolution for the Troubles95

Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Resolution for the Troubles

The small country of Northern Ireland has occupied a large part of the global headlines during the last 40 years. Learn about the cause of the violence and how it can be stopped here.

15 comments    ireland catholic uk
The campaign to demonise the poor90

The campaign to demonise the poor

The rich have always used the middle class as cannon fodder in a war against the poor. IN order to pay for the bankers bailout bonus and justify making the poor poorer Government has to prevent any sympathy for the poor by painting them as feckless scroungers. In the process -a working single mother has apparently been portrayed as an unemployed benefit scrounger, -estimates of fraud have been continuously inflated since the 90s - and six children, parents on benefits, were killed.

5 comments    recession social security
The Yippie Invasion of Disneyland!87

The Yippie Invasion of Disneyland!

On August 6th, 1970, Disneyland, the famous theme park founded by animation pioneer and entertainment mogul Walt Disney, was temporarily robbed of its title “The Happiest Place on Earth” when it was invaded by a group of long haired, pot smoking...

14 comments    california disney walt disney
Who Says We're All In This Together?88

Who Says We're All In This Together?

Economics is not science. It is propaganda for the corporate sector. How politicians blind you with pseudo science in order to disguise the corporate rape of our economy.

55 comments    money politics economics
It's OK For Your Pastor to Be Gay, Says ELCA88

It's OK For Your Pastor to Be Gay, Says ELCA

In 2009, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) approved the right for non-celibate homosexuals to serve in the clergy. This decision has had several repercussions causing many to leave the ELCA.

68 comments    religion jesus christian
Domestic Violence and Fundamentalist Christianity86

Domestic Violence and Fundamentalist Christianity

Domestic violence is the hidden tragedy: those tears and terrors are silenced, even more effectively by the Fundamentalist Christian philosphy of male domination in the households.

96 comments    discipline domestic violence
"Appalachian Women Against Mountaintop Removal" peaceful protest scheduled for May 2887

"Appalachian Women Against Mountaintop Removal" peaceful protest scheduled for May 28

Event creator and organizer Marilyn Mullens Appalachian women across time have had an inner strength that most could not even begin to comprehend. At times their strength and faith are bigger than they are. Much of their faith is based on the simple...

19 comments    hair bald mountaintop removal
Women in the Workforce in the mid 1960s87

Women in the Workforce in the mid 1960s

I became a woman in the 1960s. By the age of 25 I was one of the rarities for the time in that I was divorced and had two young sons to raise. Divorce was very much frowned upon. Women were suppose to marry and stay married, no matter what. No...

4 comments    business women divorce
10 Best American Protest Songs84

10 Best American Protest Songs

    10.  "Mr. Wendal"(Arrested Development) 3 Years, 5 Months, & 2 Days in the Life of. . . , 1992 I can hear all of the die-hards in the bloggosphere now, the old hatters, the mad dying hippies:  "But this isn't even a protest song!  give...

6 comments    music politics top 10
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