In today’s world, war, violence, poverty, disease, starvation, and oppression, have become an unspoken accepted reality. These were issues that Liberals once fought to overcome. In his new book, What the Hell is a Liberal? author David Truskoff presents a candid look at how liberalism has been successfully minimized by the powerful political “right.” The rich are getting richer. The growing gap between the “haves” and “have nots” is increasing, and our natural resources are being rapidly depleted.

The term “Liberalism,” is defined as equality for all that includes such aspects as engaging diplomacy instead of choosing war to resolve political turmoil, ending poverty, promoting free governments, advocating education and affordable healthcare…etc. Truskoff has been an active participant and witness to Liberal struggles such as the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King. Truskoff provides an in-depth account of the evolution of the relationship of the US with other foreign powers, particularly the US and Israel partnership. As well, he chronicles the influence of powerful lobby groups such as the American Israel Political Action Committee, one of the most powerful lobby groups in Washington.

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An anticipated US Supreme Court ruling may prevent victims injured by the Ortho Evra patch and other harmful drugs from having their day in court, according to Hissey Kientz, LLP.

Manufacturers of the Ortho Evra patch and other drug companies have argued that they should be shielded from responsibility for the injuries caused by their products. If the drugs were approved by the Food and Drug Administration, these corporations argue that a legal doctrine known as “preemption” should protect them from this responsibility.

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Jordan Palmer, co-founder and president of Kentucky Equality Federation has been unanimously elected to the Board of Directors of Marriage Equality USA. Marriage Equality USA was founded in 1998 and has chapters operating across the nation.

Marriage Equality USA seeks to “secure legally recognized civil marriage for all, at the federal and state level, without regard to gender identity or sexual orientation.”

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(Keene, NH) Keene State College students have organized a one-day symposium, entitled, “Family Members, Researchers and Whistleblowers Speak Out”, to be held at Keene High School on Saturday, May 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. “This symposium has been put together by undergraduate student scholars — a group of young people committed to the pursuit of truth in a country that so often substitutes the comfortable life and easy paths over the rocky roads of ethical personhood,” says O’Connor, who along with Bob McIlvaine, who lost his son Bobby, and Michele Little, who lost her firefighter brother David, will be making presentations at the symposium.

“This government has made me the victim of conspiracy theories, because they haven’t answered fully or allowed anyone to ask the true questions of September 11th,” stated Donna Marsh O’Connor, mother of Vanessa Lang Langer, who died escaping the South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, speaking at the National Press Club on Sept. 11. 2006.

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The website USAElectionPolls.com is created by Paul Bhatta, a former Engineer who prides himself in his knowledge of probability and estimation theory. Bhatta currently suggests that Hillary Clinton is the most electable Democrat in November.

“Hillary Clinton’s electability argument is based on her ability to win the big states and according to general election matchup polls of her again John McCain, she consistently performs better than John McCain. George Bush narrowly won in 2000 thanks to Florida and in 2004 thanks to Ohio — Clinton does better than Obama against McCain in these two states by double digits.”

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USAElectionPolls.com is a website that analyzes and monitors the polling agencies and they have concluded that the media has taken Barack Obama off his perch.

Depending on the pollsters you watch, Barack Obama has been slipping. The latest polls by USA Today/Gallup and AP/Ipsos each have Clinton ahead 7% nationally, a 17% gain by Clinton according to USA Today and a 10% gain by AP/Ipsos.

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For the 6th year in a row, the African Well Fund is conducting a fundraiser in honor of singer/activist Bono’s May 10th birthday. Donations collected will be used to build wells in Africa. AWF has been collecting donations in Bono’s honor since March 17th and the fundraiser is now entering its final week.

Each year, U2 fans and others inspired by Bono’s tireless activism on behalf of Africa come together to raise money to build water and sanitation projects in Africa. Donations from the five previous fundraisers totaled more than $110,000 and have been used to fund water projects in Angola, Uganda and Zimbabwe. These projects have brought clean water and improved sanitation to thousands of people who were lacking it. This year’s campaign is themed “Walk to the water…. walk with me” bringing attention to the distances so many in Africa must walk to obtain a day’s supply of water. Donations to the fundraiser may be made by visiting http://www.africanwellfund.org/Bono-Well-2008.html. As in previous years, contributors are invited to sign our online card and leave a birthday wish for Bono after donating. The messages, along with a “Well Share” certificate for the amount donated, will be delivered to Bono at the conclusion of the fundraiser.

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Promoting male circumcision in Africa is risky and dangerous and could lead to more HIV infections, warns a new paper published in the May issue of Future HIV Therapy.

Lead author Dr. Lawrence Green says, “Having served on both the US Preventive Services Task Force and the Community Preventive Services Task Force, which do systematic reviews of research to arrive at government-supported evidence-based guidelines for practice, I believe the African studies on the basis of which some are promoting circumcision as HIV prevention would be classified at best as ‘insufficient evidence’ by both panels.”

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The Rally for Independence Kivu (RIK) is calling on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to take concrete actions to end impunity in provinces of Kivu or face the consequences of the independence of Kivu. According to the spokesperson of RIK, Amede Kyubwa, despite legal provisions, women and girls continue to live a tragedy that the United Nations and humanitarian organizations are having difficulties to bear in Kivu. Women are still gang-raped in front of family members.

RIK “is gravely concerned with this continued prevalence of sexual violence throughout the provinces of Kivu. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has failed to protect innocent women and children in the provinces of Kivu for over a decade. In spite of the presidential elections and presence of international peacekeepers in Congo, violence against civilians especially women and girls continues at alarming levels in the provinces of Kivu,” added Kyubwa

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The Friends of the World Food Program is urging citizens to call their representatives in Congress urging them to restore mandatory funding for the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program.

The U.S. Congress is expected to vote on the final farm bill next week. Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, plans to cut the House-passed mandatory funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program from $840 million to $60 million.

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