Issues

Introduction

There are so many importnt issues worthy of our attention. One person can not follow them all. However, each of us can find one or more issues to enlighten ourselves on.

Oil

• http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/03/15-3

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_crisis

Nuclear Weapons

It is up to the United States to lead the way.

• Iran Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Out of Fear

Medical Insurance

We need universal (global) medical coverage.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_systems

Women

Violence against women is a global crisis that needs our attention.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_the_Sky:_Turning_Oppression_into_Opportunity_for_Women_Worldwide

  http://www.halftheskymovement.org/

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_violence_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_trafficking

  http://www.worldwidefistulafund.org/fistulafund/index.jsp

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15704030/site/newsweek/print/1/displaymode/1098/

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit

Climate

• http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/03/11-9

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_of_recent_climate_change

Democracy

Democracy today is more that voting at the polls. First you must educate yourself. Then you must speak out,

• http://profoundrevelations.blogspot.com/2010/02/coffee-party-usa-political-storm-is.html

Miscellaneous

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Bill_of_Human_Rights

• http://www.witsendnj.blogspot.com/

Education

To cope with all these issues we all need to look at the role of education.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education