Click on the link below to walk through an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" style program to learn how H.R.3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, will affect you and your family. The House will be voting this weekend, so it's not too late to call and make your voice heard. Simply call the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202/224-3121 and ask for your representative's office. If your representative is a member of the Blue Dog Caucus, you especially need to call. Speak now or forever… Continue

Social media is changing the political landscape and has the potential to change the world. Today, instead of just a handful of elected officials debating the future of medical insurance or citizen insurance for all, we the people can voice our opinions too. And the politicians are paying attention. They are learnin… Continue

Three years ago my husband and I were very excited parents-to-be and when our son, Ethan, was born we received the shock of a lifetime. We found out that our new baby boy had a vascular tumor that covered most of his lower right leg that required chemotherapy. He started oral steroids at 6 weeks old and on my second day back to work after maternity leave, the doctors told us that his health had spiraled out of control so quickly that he would need to start chemotherapy immediately. He had to hav… Continue

Sakena Yacoobi is on a mission. Her goal is to bring education to Afghanistan, a country that has a 70 percent illiteracy rate. Her main focus is girls and women. She believes education can ameliorate the ravages of 35 years—and counting—of war. She speaks with an urgency that emanates from that core conviction. To “build a better future for Afghanistan,” she founded the Afghan Institute of Learning in 1995. “Empowerment” is… Continue

I have to say my skepticism about this new medium has now disappeared. Without it, one wonders if all this could have happened…Technology has not just made the world more dangerous; it has also enabled freedom to keep one small step in front of tyranny and lies. One thing you can do is use Twitter to fight the regime yourself. Help bring these fascist bastards down at the end of your modem. — Andrew Sullivan

A week ago, a G-20 protestor was arrested for using Twitter as a means to commun… Continue

The homeowners guide to living the American dream has shifted a little bit now that home prices have take a downturn and unemployment has been around double digits.

This has resulted in those people barely making payments, with full-time jobs, now owing more than their home is worth. It has also made it so those who lost their jobs, and without much savings, to realize they are in trouble.

There are many lifestyle changes that can help, without altering your happiness. There are several discip… Continue

Much attention has been paid to the House and its accomplishments, and its historic f… Continue

Recently at church, I heard that everything from Angioplasty to Travel medical insurance will be made into a data base or something online that people, preferably medical providers, will be able to access. The… Continue

The pitch was definitely successful. Take the Olympics to a South American country for the first time in history was the message used to make Rio’s argument. A good point indeed, considering Brazil’s role in this global economy.

The country is the largest in South America, the 10th economy in the world and, according to the World Bank, will rise to the 5th within the next seven years. But will the 2016 Olympics be good for Rio or Brazil? We are yet to find out. So far, so good!

Besides the ent… Continue

As of today guns are allowed in bars and restaurants serving alcohol in the great state of Arizona. So, we drink, drive and pull the trigger. But not only that, we can also point our guns when threatened and that is not intimidation.

To some, evolution doesn’t exist; some things never change, so why move forward? In Arizona going back in time is what makes sense, once an Old West, always an Old West.

The law in effect today allows people with concealed-weapons permits to bring their guns into… Continue