Colombian Women Zoom Ahead in Politics

Unlike U.S. women, Colombian women have made great strides in the political arena in a short period of time, says Barbara Frechette in the book "Sharing Power." In this excerpt, she compares this progression to the one in the United States.

http://www.womensenews.org/story/our-history/120122/colombian-women-zoom-ahead-in-politics

Meghalaya, India: Where women rule, and men are suffragettes

 In the small hilly Indian state of Meghalaya, a matrilineal system operates with property names and wealth passing from mother to daughter rather than father to son - but some men are campaigning for change.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16592633

Elder Brother Warning (Kogi Tribe)

Cancer Cured In Canada

Is Thorium the Biggest Energy Breakthrough Since Fire? Possibly.

Thorium is a safer alternitive to conventional nuclear power.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2011/09/11/is-thorium-the-biggest-energy-breakthrough-since-fire-possibly/

Sugar: The Bitter Truth

Banking - The Greatest Scam on Earth

Austerity Plans Are Based on the Wrong Diagnosis of the Wrong Problem

Austerity Plans Are Based on the Wrong Diagnosis of the Wrong Problem -- And May Plunge Europe into Depression

Governments must be able to spend strategically to encourage growth, or the crisis will only get worse.

http://www.alternet.org/story/153656/austerity_plans_are_based_on_the_wrong_diagnosis_of_the_wrong_problem__and_may_plunge_europe_into_depression