by Dr. Vid Raatior | Apr 2, 2013 | Blog, Featured Article, Politics, Social Justice
This year’s FSM National Law Day debates will take place on July 12, 2013 in Chuuk State home of the defending champions from Chuuk High School. The best high school debate teams from each of the four states in the country of the Federated States of Micronesia...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Mar 10, 2013 | Blog, Politics
Congratulations to these newly elected officials to represent the Northwest region in our State and National seats as well as the winners of the Gubernatorial race for the State. These are the unofficial results of the General Elections in Chuuk as made available from...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog, Featured Article, Politics, Social Justice
I write the following open letter to all the newly elected leaders who will represent my region of the Northwest (Pattiw, Pafeng, and Namonweito) in the Chuuk State Senate, House of Representatives, and the FSM Congress. I am very optimistic that the people will have...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Mar 3, 2013 | Blog, Featured Article, Politics, Social Justice
Give a man a spam, and you’ll feed him for a day. Vote a man to scam, and you’ve ruined us for a lifetime. That’s my take on the popular saying, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 1, 2012 | Blog, Featured Article, Politics, Social Justice
FSM Congress has recently appropriated funds (Public Law No. 17-30 on December 29, 2011) to each of the Election Districts in Chuuk. The Northwest Election District #5 (Pafeng, Namonweito, and Pattiw) received a total of $200,000 for what appears to be an exact...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Dec 24, 2011 | Blog, Politics
The Hawai’i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice has just released a report entitled, “Broken Promises, Shattered Lives: The Case for Justice for Micronesians in Hawai’i,” which should be read by anyone who wants to understand the...
