Calatagan Farmers

from http://www.akbayan.org Case background: Silvino Cudiamat, a 67 year old farmer from Barangay Baha in Calatagan, Batangas thought that he had already achieved his lifelong dream of owning the piece of land that he had worked for since he was 16 years old. Tatay Ben was a tenant for 11 years before he became a beneficiary of the land reform program. He became one of the 323 ...

New updates and important reads!

Still unsure on who to vote for? OK who can be undecided at this point really? Here are some interesting reading points for those that are just not sure. Forward to your friends and family and make sure to vote Tomorrow! There are things on this website that the Obama camp has tried to hide. The Democrats want to hide. Must Reads! Obama's tax cuts keep changing! ...

WARNING. there's about 50. so i made them kinda small. not TOO small, but yeah. oh, and i'm in love with my camera. so there are a lot of pictures of me just try to be ~~artsty. you'll have to get over it :]...

Мамзер

В последнее время многие уважаемые люди писали в ЖЖ о мамзерах и о связанных с ними проблемах. Высказывались разные позиции и приводились разные источники, но у всех этих записей есть одна общая черта - неизбежная неполнота. Каждый автор приводит те источники, которые милы его сердцу. Давайте начнём заполнять эту неполноту. Вот статья "Mamzer" из Encyclopaedia Judaica (V.13, pp. 443-445). ...

The Theme Song for the Supreme Court of Pakistan

No, seriously. The Pakistan Supreme Court actually has a theme song , complete with a patriotic video. The U.S. Supreme Court definitely needs a theme song. I was going to put a link here to John Ashcroft's rendition of Let the Eagle Soar, but they all have ads so I'll spare you.

Marrying cousin of victim by accused no excuse for acquittal

National *Marrying cousin of victim by accused no excuse for acquittal* New Delhi (PTI): A person who pushed his wife to commit suicide over dowry cannot be pardoned merely because he subsequently married the deceased's cousin, or because several years had lapsed after the offence, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench of Justices S B Sinha and H S Bedi also observed that only because such a ...

Yes, it's long. But it's worth it. Honor the dead. Cold Turkey by Kurt Vonnegut May 12, 2004 | In These Times Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it possible that we could become the humane and reasonable America so many members of my generation used to dream of. We dreamed of such an America during the Great Depression, when there were no jobs. And then we fought and ...

Dogs, Dope and Capitalism

I'm pleased that a federal judge exceeded the recommended sentencing guidelines for Michael Vick and gave him 23 months , but he should have stuck him with the maximum 5 year sentence. I believe that he's still somehow facing state charges in Virginia. Sounds like double jeopardy to me, but in this case I could give two shits about his rights. Anyone that can kill and abuse animals is a vial and...

Draft Cheney '08?

I can't believe there's actually people out there seriously trying to draft Cheney for the GOP in '08. These people are seriously delusional if they think he has a chance of winning the nomination, let alone the presidency. It's more delusional that thinking we had a chance of "winning" in Iraq if it wasn't for the dastardly critics. More delusional than thinking Alberto Gonzales has been giving ...