ILF POST

By Linc Bloomfield Democracy means to us government with the consent of the governed (to the Greeks who coined the word it meant simply rule by the people). Spreading the benefits of democracy is the noblest of political causes, and the best way to bring that about is to hold an election, right? Well not [...]

By guest contributor Farhad Saba, Ph. D., who was born in Iran and served in the reign of the Shah as national head of educational broadcasting. He came to the U.S. a number of years ago and is now Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University and a good friend of WBSI.
A few [...]

By Mary Catherine Bateson As the primaries approach and the endless campaign for the presidency heats up, we will be hearing a strange mixture of religious rhetoric and promises of violence. As a nation, we have apparently become more interested in having a president ready to “kick ass” than one with the vision and [...]

By Gloria Feldt Rosaura “Rosie” Jimenez died bleeding and doubled over in excruciating pain from infection caused by the botched illegal abortion she sought in desperation. She was 27, a scholarship student in McAllen, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border, six months shy of getting her teaching credential and struggling to make a better life [...]

By Charles Lindblom Given the steady flow of controversy over globalization and free trade — in short, over the place of the market system in the world — it would become clear, one might think, that the market is a vast system, a world-wide social coordinator, whether for good or bad.
We all know that governments [...]

By Gloria Feldt Mention the U.S.-Mexico border and you set off political hot buttons. Everyone knows the two countries share complex historical, economic, and cultural relationships. But one relationship is seldom acknowledged: the movement of women across the border in both directions to obtain abortions over the years.
Sarah was a 22-year-old law school student [...]

By Ralph Keyes For seven evenings during the past two weeks I’ve been mesmerized by Ken Burns’s World War II series on PBS. Despite all that I’ve read about that conflict during the past half century, Burns succeeded in giving me new perspectives and fresh information, as well as incredibly moving moments. [...]