Author: Julieta Gil

Is Alcohol a Drug?

You see alcohol everywhere, its part of today’s society, it’s considered part of everyday life. 

Turquoise jewelry has been unearthed in ancient Egyptian tombs. From the second ruler of Egypt's First Dynasty, approximately 5500 B.C., the four turquoise bracelets of Queen Zar were found on her mummified arm.
Aristotle and Pliny both refer to turquoise. Marco Polo even wroteabout it. It has always been considered a stone of life.
Native Americans also have a long-standing history with turquoise. For over a thousand years they have used it extensively for protection and healing. This stone has also been a valuable part of Native American religion, art, trade, treaty negotiations - and their famed turquoise jewelry.

People from all over the country are organizing to converge on Washington, D.C., to demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and Iraq.

On Saturday, March 20, 2010, there will be a massive National March & Rally in D.C. A day of action and outreach in Washington, D.C., will take place on Friday, March 19, preceding the Saturday march.

There will be coinciding mass marches on March 20 in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

U.S. Focus on Military Force Hinders Arrival of Haitian Quake Aid

Interview with Brian Concannon, director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, interview conducted by Scott Harris

National Stagnation, Cultural Insularism and a Limited Culture of Public Participation Could be Driving Forces behind an Approaching Innovation Crisis, New Textbook Warns.