by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 22, 2008 | Opinion
Reading sacred texts about an all-loving and all-powerful God raises questions and concerns when that image is compared to the realities of life. All have faced, or will face, tragedy, misery and death. Events will occur that appear unfair, leading most of us to...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 28, 2008 | Opinion
Most Americans are coming to terms with the environmental peril facing our planet. Documentaries, books, media attention and scientific research are raising consciousness to this very important issue. For this we should all be grateful. However, there exists an...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 26, 2008 | Opinion
What do Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain have in common? All three are ontologically white males. No one can become the leader of the world’s most powerful country (empire?) unless they are committed to what male whiteness symbolizes within the...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 5, 2008 | Opinion
On Feb. 22, the Justice Department revealed that an internal ethics review conducted by the Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the CIA’s use of waterboarding. This forced suffocation and inhalation of water, or as former CIA director Porter...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 30, 2008 | Opinion
Erick Prince, founder of Blackwater, testified last fall before the House Oversight and Government reform committee concerning his company’s activities in Iraq. Steeped in conservative Christian traditions, the Prince dynasty has deep Republican roots whose...
