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"To me, death is not a fearful thing. It's living that's cursed." These are the words of religious leader Jim Jones, who encouraged hundreds of his followers to drink poison in a tragic mass suicide on November 18, 1978. Committed to causes as diverse as integration, communism, political asylum and even aethism ("A Sympathetic History... more »
One of our responsibilities as citizens is to get involved in the political life of our democracy. Let's face it: without our involvement it ceases to be a democracy. And with democracy go all sorts of things like individual rights and the freedom to criticize or change the government. Not everyone needs to run for office to keep our... more »
Sometimes it's hard to imagine one person making a difference in this world. A lot of challenges face our society. Some are huge, some are more manageable, but all require the action of at least one person. Start making the world a better place by being that person on the local level. Get involved in local politics and see the world... more »
If you are interested in making immediate changes in your local community, becoming involved in local politics is one of the best ways to do this. Municipal legislature varies in structure from place to place and has many layers, especially in larger cities. Deciding how involved in local politics you wish to be will be the... more »
Comparing the standing of women in Central America's Costa Rica to their counterparts in other countries of Latin America, they have a long record of feminist activism. Among the female vanguards of women's rights are Angela Acuna, Astrid Fischel-Volio, Elizabeth Odio-Benito, Emma Gamboa and Maria Suarez Toro. Each of these... more »
When election time arrives in the United States there are many registered voters who never make it to the polls or submit an absentee ballot.... more »
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