How we are

the agents of greed and war seem to drum into us that it is human nature to be self-seeking, competitive and violent if necessary to attain our ends. they deny the existence of altruism.yet, despite their claims, altruism leaps out. when disaster strikes and a community is in need of help, help pours out from all over (everywhre but thefederalgovernment, that is). my local red cross, like chapters all over the country, issued a call for relief volunteers and a promise of a stepped-up quick training course.people are donating their time, their money and their best wishes. the democratic national chairman, gov. Howard Dean, issued a call for volunteers and donations to the red cross. the president issued a statement urging people to follow instructions and assured them they were in our tho...