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Haiti Beyond the Cleanup
By Escape The Illusion on February 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
Haiti experts are warning that unless the international community comes up with new, more imaginative and more inclusive approaches to reconstruction and development in the earthquake-ravaged nation, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country can look forward to more of the same. They see the su... -
Rubbing Salt in Guantanamo’s WoundsBy Escape The Illusion on January 23, 2010 | No Comments
Task Force Announces Indefinite Detentions. With a stunning lack of sensitivity, President Barack Obama’s Guantánamo Review Task Force chose the anniversary of the president’s failed promise to close the prison to announce its conclusions regarding the eventual fate of 196 prisoners. As... -
A new approach to ChinaBy Escape The Illusion on January 12, 2010 | No Comments
Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. Howev... -
While U.S. debates gay marriage, Uganda considers dea...By Escape The Illusion on January 8, 2010 | 2 Comments
KAMPALA, Uganda – Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals. Gay rights activists say the... -
One Day We’ll All Be TerroristsBy Escape The Illusion on December 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
Syed Fahad Hashmi can tell you about the dark heart of America. He knows that our First Amendment rights have become a joke, that habeas corpus no longer exists and that we torture, not only in black sites such as those at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan or at Guantánamo Bay, but also at the federal... -
Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply fo...By Escape The Illusion on December 14, 2009 | 2 Comments
A California hipster can hit the vaporizer without fear of harassment, but a lower-class person smoking a blunt may not be so lucky. About 80 percent of Americans approve of medical marijuana laws, but some conservatives are incensed that state legislatures keep passing them. In a recent column, Geo...
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Catholic Bishops Put Sex Obsession Ahead of Mission t...By Escape The Illusion on November 16, 2009 | 4 Comments
First they threatened to take down health-care reform over abortion coverage. Now they’re threatening services to the sick and poor of Washington, D.C., over same-sex marriage. They lead a church that claims to stand on the side of the sick and the poor, the meek who shall inherit the earth. B...
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Obama revives talk of U.N. gun controlBy Escape The Illusion on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments
Obama revives talk of U.N. gun control NRA guests warn international treaty would strip 2nd Amendment rights Gun rights supporters are up in arms over a pair of moves the White House made last month to reverse longstanding U.S. policy and begin negotiating a gun control treaty with the United Nation...
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Who’s Really Behind Organic Food Brands Like Am...By Escape The Illusion on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
Over the past decade many small organic food brands have been snapped up by giant corporations. Clearly, this can be bad for standards and quality. http://www.alternet.org/story/143647/who%27s_really_behind_organic_food_brands_like_amy%27s_and_odwalla?page=entire ...
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How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Info...By Escape The Illusion on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
An activist shared on Twitter what he heard on his police scanner, and now faces serious federal investigation. The hazmat team rushed into Elliot Madison’s home in Queens, N.Y., and headed straight for the kombucha tea brewing in a corner, assuming that the outspoken anarchist was concocting ...
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