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The Zeitgeists of Present Americaby Wakana Yokota https://www.tokyoprogressive.org/wakana.html"Please be careful." I have heard this hundreds of times since I decided to come to the US. My friends, my family and relatives have told me that I should be really careful in America. Some even told me that I should not go. I have realized that the word "careful," … [Read more...] about My perspective of Present America

Across the nation, schools are suffering. Tens of thousands of teachers have received pink slips and looming budget deficits only promise worse to come. Yet in Washington, Congress seems unaware of the problems at home. They're talking about cutting taxes and cutting budgets -- not about how to keep the schools and essential services going. We believe that:"Congress must … [Read more...] about -Save our Schools from Budget Disaster

The following is a transcript of a speech given in Augusta, Maine on April 19, 2003:from https://www.wiretapmag.org/story.html?StoryID=15741The invasion of Afghanistan, and now Iraq, has given me a big lesson in freedom of speech -- or, should I say, the difference between the idea of free speech and the reality of free speech. Yes, I can speak. But what does it … [Read more...] about -Do We Really Have Free Speech? (Charlotte Aldebron, age 13)