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Voting for the perfect presidential candidate

By Gurpreet Singh Sandhu • Nov 2nd, 2008 • Category: Opinions

There are six United States Presidential candidates on the California ballot but only two have a legitimate chance of winning (thank you party system!), Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. The other Presidential candidates are Alan Keyes (American Independent), Cynthia McKinney (Green), Bob Barr (Libertarian), and Ralph Nader (Peace and Freedom). Overall there are [...]



India and Pakistan need to stop making empty promises and just move on

By Gurpreet Singh Sandhu • Sep 27th, 2008 • Category: Opinions

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari met in New York before the 63rd Sessions of UN General Assembly and agreed to improve peace between the two nations. For years governments have come and gone on both sides of the border promising peace between the two nations, but still today all [...]



New Daddy Reserve Card available exclusively for bratty corporations

By Gurpreet Singh Sandhu • Sep 18th, 2008 • Category: Opinions

Lately the US government has been bowing before big corporations who threaten to break the world economy by way of bailouts. In March of this year the Federal Reserve had given a $30 billion bailout package to JPMorgan Chase to acquire the fallen investment firm Bear Sterns. A few ago the Treasury Department agreed to [...]



Sarah Palin, Ms. Controversy

By Gurpreet Singh Sandhu • Sep 3rd, 2008 • Category: Opinions

Sarah Palin has rocked the world in a matter of days. First John McCain’s selection of Palin as the first GOP vice president candidate, followed by the revelations of her teenage daughter, Bristol Palin’s pregnancy. Initially Sarah Palin was the wrong choice because she was inexperienced. The only major political positions she has held are [...]



Power or People?

By Gurpreet Singh Sandhu • Aug 30th, 2008 • Category: Opinions

A minor land issue in Jammu has erupted into a major headache for the residents of Kashmir and the UPA led center government. The violence has already left over fifty people dead and hundreds injured, mostly innocent civilians. We haven’t even counted the indirect problems caused by the curfew and endless protests over the last [...]



For the People

By Gurpreet Singh Sandhu • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: Opinions

Each day we look around at the media surrounding us and see nothing but special interest groups manipulating the media. Certain groups are promoting political agendas, others are promoting their own racial, religious, social, and other ideals, but everyone has forgotten about humanity. Maybe we are delusional, but we have a small dream of one [...]