By Tom Engelhardt June 10, 2014 The Nation A brutally honest piece about America’s war record: In fifty years of nearly nonstop American warfare, we’ve learned little and achieved less. The United States has been at war—major boots-on-the-ground conflicts and minor interventions, firefights, air strikes, drone assassination campaigns, occupations, special [...]

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 By Elliott Adams June 6th came once more. D-day was a long time ago and I didn't intend to make anything of it. I was surprised by the emotional turmoil I felt, by how I felt about that day in my gut. I realized that while [...]

The S.B. Questionnaire: Vanessa Bechtel Chatting with the Executive Director of Santa Barbara City College Foundation Monday, June 2, 2014 by ROGER DURLING for The Santa Barbara Independent Who do you most admire? Paul P. Harris, who was the founder of Rotary. Rotary is all about service above self and ethics in business. What Mr. Harris created has [...]

A unique, inspiring and motivating Rotary Peace Conference was held in the Scottish Parliament Building on the 10th May organised and led by Rotarians from the South West of Scotland. The opportunity to use such a venue was facilitated by our local MSP Alex Fergusson. The intention was to bring [...]

In an effort to promote global development and volunteer service, Rotary and Peace Corps have agreed to participate in a one-year pilot program in the Philippines, Thailand, and Togo. Under the agreement, Rotary clubs and Peace Corps volunteers are encouraged to share their resources and knowledge to boost the impact [...]

by BILL CHAPPELL, May 20, 2014 A White House official says the CIA will no longer use vaccine programs as cover for spy operations, answering health experts' complaints that it had hurt international efforts to fight disease. The CIA famously used a vaccination program as a ploy to gain information about the [...]