There is an act called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that might be soon be made law in the United States [Update: the act was approved by the House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, signed into law by president Obama, and is in effect as of 1/1/12]. The act has provisions that label the entire […]
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War is two groups of people fighting and killing each other, usually because of resources and/or ideology. What even gives a government the right to declare war against a foreign nation, and send people there to kill or be killed? If everyone refused to fight, there would be no war. Losing someone you love for […]
Here is a video about the history of human rights, and about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. There are links to the two largest human rights organizations in the world: Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. You can become involved in letter writing campaigns, documenting human rights abuses, or other activities to help protect […]
This film was made in 1982 and is about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. It shows how he used non-violent methods and civil disobedience to help the people of India and the world. He helped organized peasants and farmers to resist high land taxes and discrimination, expanded women’s rights, eased poverty, increased economic self-reliance, […]
Here is a short video about open government initiatives in various countries and the positive effects they have had. Open government is when the actions of the government are open and transparent to the people. These type of initiatives can makes the government more accountable, decrease corruption, increases public trust, and has a lot of […]
