To members of the CIA, it was known as “The Salt Pit”. For those that were shackled and beaten there, it was simply “The Dark Prison.” In actuality it was an abandoned brick factory north of Kabul that had been… Read More ›
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Muzzling The Ron Paul Revolutionaries…For Now
If you want to know why Ron Paul supporters are the way they are, all you need to do is head down to a day game at Wrigley Field. While the vast majority of fans will be perfectly happy to… Read More ›
If Anyone’s Gonna Be Fraudulent Around Here, It’s Gonna Be Us
“The essence of tyranny is not iron law. It is capricious law.” – Christopher Hitchens For being a nation that essentially founded the modern democratic republic, we’ve never been too fond of the whole “democratic” part of the equation. As… Read More ›
A Hate Crime in a Loving Place
Is now a good time? Just three weeks ago, after a deranged twenty-something unloaded an AR-15 assault rifle into a crowd at a showing of the latest Batman film, the debate on gun control was pretty much dead on arrival…. Read More ›
Realize, Don’t Imagine
As many speakers had over the previous 5 days, former President Bill Clinton invoked the goal of an AIDS Free Generation. He told the delegates assembled before him that their efforts had led us to a place where this goal… Read More ›
Now Departing for The International AIDS Conference
This coming Sunday, the International AIDS Conference will finally make its return to the United States after a 22 year absence. It is a great occasion and something that HIV/AIDS advocates in America and across the globe can take much… Read More ›
Ain’t No Party Like a Third Party
“I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.” – Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America… Read More ›
Political Unity Through HIV
If one puts much stock in the old axiom that says “a house divided against itself cannot stand,” it would be safe to conclude that we as a nation have lying on the canvas for the past half century or… Read More ›
The Youth Vote Gets Out
On the front page of today’s New York Times was a piece with the header, “Hit by Recession, Young Voters Shed Image as Obama’s Army.” The article starts off with a quote from a 20-year old Latina college grad recollecting… Read More ›
The Affordable Care Act & How it Effects the HIV Community Explained in Under 1,000 Words
Despite having a heated national debate for the past two years about its merits and constitutionality, many people—including healthcare and social workers—don’t really understand what The Obama Administration’s healthcare reform will affect. This is to be expected with a document… Read More ›
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