Why religious frenzy is bad for women

I recently read a news item that described how a woman was stoned death by a group of men in Afghanistan for infidelity or some such reason. It was a bit shocking. The way to deal with infidelity would be divorce I would think in these civilized times. That got me thinking. That its not a particular religion that is mean to women. The Christians burned women for being witches and the Hindus burned them for being widows in yesteryears when religion was all too powerful. Therein lies the problem.

US facing third world problems

Unemployment and cultural issues have become new problems for the US. Who cared a decade ago what religion you followed in the US? I remember someone telling me that religious strifes were third world problems. I am sorry that US is now a changed place and dragged in to unnecessary controversies.

Chicago teachers strike out

Teachers are paid pittance and their lives are difficult. How can you teach children to dream if your own dreams do not meet you halfway? At the end of their lives teachers surely look at the low returns they got for a life spend teaching others to become rich. Its time teachers learn to make demands so that they can teach their students to demand their just rights from the world. The Chicago teachers surely have my support.

India's regionalism problems

India should never have been divided in to regions. Regionalism thrives so do the political parties that depend on these sentiments. I wonder why there are no popular nationalistic parties. Its time for young and dynamic nationalism that will overthrow the divisive forces of regionalism. India's constitution did not anticipate regionalism. Hence there are no good laws to tackle separatists. Its a sorry state.