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Introduction - What Is Socialism?Socialism is the belief that children should not have to go to sleep hungry at night. Socialism is the belief that sweatshops are an abomination to the ethic of humaneness.

The expulsion of Jews from Gaza and northern Samaria is a colossal abuse of human rights.But as far as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are concerned, these forced removals are simply not taking place.

Poverty.Ask any liberal, and they will tell you that the solution is simple: The Government needs to invest in programs to help the poor help themselves; to give them a hand up — and a hand out — in order to get them through this dark...

IntroductionEighth in a series of multinational trade negotiations held under the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Started in 1986 and lasted for eight years, finishing in 1994.

Is there really a wage gap? The rich don't seem to think so. Congress must agree, they haven't raised the minimum wage in about ten years and when asked why, it's been reported that the poor don't need more, they don't...

At one time in our nation the minimum wage most likely meant something, but it hasn’t for a long time. Currently it stands just under $6 hr. Using $6 hr. would equal $240 a week or $12,480 a year, about $1,040 a month.

Civil war in Africa. This simple four word phrase seems to sum up the perception of most outsiders throughout the world when asked about the state of affairs on the African continent, the birth place of mankind.

A friend of mine and I were talking about the horrible claims of abuse by our soldiers in the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Gitmo has been the source of many complaints over the way we have been treating those captured waging a war against the...

Imagine writing your very first book, informing your local newspaper about its imminent publication, and then hearing nothing from them. Imagine such famous newspapers as The Chicago Tribune and The Washington Times giving your book advance...

President Bush and Hurricane Katrina join forces to eliminate poor, black Democrats. The cowboy from Crawford lassoed the raging storm as he would an angry steer.