“A New Birth of Freedom” commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The words, echoing across 200 years from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, express Lincoln’s hope that the sacrifice of those who died to preserve the United States would lead to “a new birth of freedom” for the nation.
To a new era..
Entries Tagged as ‘Politics’
January 20, 2009
AfrObama
January 17, 2009
‘What I Want for You — and Every Child in America’
By PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA
Next Tuesday, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President. On this historic occasion, PARADE asked the President-elect, who is also a devoted family man, to get personal and tell us what he wants for his children. Here, he shares his letter to them.
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve [...]
November 3, 2008
Yes We Can
There has never been anything false about hope.
We will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea..
October 30, 2008
Undecided
by David Sedaris
I don’t know that it was always this way, but, for as long as I can remember, just as we move into the final weeks of the Presidential campaign the focus shifts to the undecided voters. “Who are they?” the news anchors ask. “And how might they determine the outcome of this election?”
Then [...]
October 28, 2008
The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
The state of the world has actually gotten worse since this production.
Where DO we go from here?
October 23, 2008
Building a Better World
There are so many things we can do. You don’t have to design for change.
You can just vote for it.
October 20, 2008
Question Everything
Why is it socially acceptable to hoard wealth while so many go without basic needs?
Is egoism the reason for human failure?
Is it possible addiction is not really about drugs, that addiction is really about relationships that human beings form with one another?
What is freedom? Is it relative to where you are in the world?
Are women [...]
October 14, 2008
Miniature Earth
The idea of reducing the world’s population to a community of only 100 people is very useful and important. It makes us easily understand the differences in the world.
There are many types of reports that use the Earth’s population reduced to 100 people, especially in the Internet. Ideas like this should be more [...]
October 10, 2008
Who You Callin’ a Maverick?
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
There’s that word again: maverick. In Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the Republican candidate, used it to describe herself and her running mate, Senator John McCain, no fewer than six times, at one point calling him “the consummate maverick.”
But to those who know the history of the word, applying it [...]
October 8, 2008
Schoolhouse Rock
Need your voter registration info? If you’re not registered, register. Get informed. Vote.
September 25, 2008
War/Dance
In a place where children fight wars, fight each other, fight for their lives, we find hope in the power of music, dance, and laughter. Go to the War/Dance website and find out how you can help.
Uganda Fast Facts:
236,040 square kilometres, slightly smaller than the UK
28 million people, with an average [...]
September 23, 2008
The West Wing
Creative nostalgia in cahoots with reality. Hope with a little humor.
Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet
By Maureen Dowd
Now that he’s finally fired up on the soup-line economy, Barack Obama knows he can’t fade out again. He was eager to talk privately to a Democratic ex-president who could offer more fatherly wisdom — [...]
September 4, 2008
Vote the Environment
Please please please vote for the environment. Vote for our world. Vote for future generations. Vote for the greater good. Do your research. Find different sources. Search for truth. Listen. Vote.
