Approximately 100,000 ill and disabled veterans in U.S. Veteran’s Administration facilities around the country are being prevented from registering to vote in the upcoming elections according to a veterans group. Read more »

Approximately 100,000 ill and disabled veterans in U.S. Veteran’s Administration facilities around the country are being prevented from registering to vote in the upcoming elections according to a veterans group. Read more »

The PBS show NOW recently featured an excellent first hand account of the battle for real regulation of Wall Street and relief for Main Street. Watch the special Behind the Bailout.

As the global financial markets go into a tailspin, the rest of the world continues to face challenges and people continue to suffer. As I pointed out in a post on Friday, the noise emanating from Zimbabwe has faded a bit but the problems in that country loom. So too does the ongoing conflict in Chad continue to put its people at risk of harm from war, disease and famine.

On September 24, the International Crisis Group issued a report entitled, “Chad: A New Conflict Resolution Framework.” The report identifies the key challenges facing this Saharan nation and makes 22 recommendations to the Chad government major players with influence over resolution to the problems in this landlocked problem. The importance of this report cannot be underemphasized. The conflict in Chad and neighboring Sudan will continue and people in the region will continue to suffer and die unless steps are taken by responsible leaders around the world. Read more »