Political Party Web sites Our political process rests on two major parties, the Democrats and theRepublicans. We also have two popular third parties, the Green Partyand the Libertarian Party. Third Party politics has a permanent place in history. They havebrought many ideas and issues to fruition. Third Parties have helpedto end slavery, give women the right to vote and have influenced manylabor issues. The United States is home to many Third Parties. Some are one issueparties and s...

Keeping Your Children Safe "Seventy-four percent of children who are kidnapped and later found murdered are killed within the first three hours after being taken.” - Deborah J. Daniels, Assistant Attorney General and National AMBER Alert Coordinator The America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) alert is an early warning system to help retrieve missing children. It acts as a legacy to Amber Hagerman, a nine-year old child from Arlington, TX. who was kidnapped and brutall...

I have used many peer-to-peer networks. In fact I have been using Napster-like networks for over thirty years! I don’t need a computer and they are available just about anywhere. They are also legal. I am in a coffee shop. I want to read a newspaper. I don’t have to buy one; there is always somebody that will give me their paper when they are done with it. When I finish reading it, I give it to someone else. Some people even leave their copies on the table when they leave. What do...

I listen to music all the time. Jazz and classical are my musical preferences, but I appreciate rock, rap, or whatever, as long as it is performed well. Many CDs, cassettes, and MP3 files have kept me company for many miles. At home, many hours have passed while listening to music from CDs, vinyl, cassettes, and so on. However, my favorite medium is still radio. I like the unexpected broadcast, listening to something that I haven't listened to, and the random nature of radio (unless it ...

The Green Party is in the news lately. Some believe that they gave the past election to Bush while others believe that it was Gore's election to lose. The other prominent third party is the Libertarians. They truly believe in the least amount of government. The Greens are progressive. Ecology is only one part of their platform. They also believe in racial diversity, a living wage, and laws and policies expressed in a humanitarian manner, locally, nationally, and globally. Libertaria...

Introduction Technology is interesting. It allows us to communicate regardless of time zone and from just about anywhere. A laptop computer, a wireless Internet card, and a table at Starbucks, and I can write, post, email, and communicate with anyone in the world. This article discusses a variety of ways that the Internet and technology are useful tools for political and community activism. It discusses the use of the Internet for ranting, activating and informing. Some useful sites ar...

How does your community's government work? What type of government does your community have? I live in a town. We have a town administrator, selectmen, and representative town meetings. The town administrator oversees the daily operations of the town. He or she is not elected but hired for a multi-year term. This is one of the responsibilities of the selectmen. The selectmen and the representatives of the town meeting are the authority. The selectmen, in some communities called...