American

Memorial Day 2012

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Memorial Day, Afghanistan, Vietnam War, World War 1, Korean War, American, American Flag, Iraq, World War 2, Civil War, Politics News

This weekend the United States celebrates Memorial Day. Sadly, for many Americans the holiday mostly marks the beginning of summer rather than a time to remember those who gave their lives in service to their country.

Read Post

Those Scofflaws At American Airlines

Edward Wytkind | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: American, Airlines, Air Travel, Labor, American Airlines, Labor Issues, Travel News

Lawbreaker. That is exactly what we need to start calling American Airlines for its blatant refusal to proceed with a union election among its 9,600 passenger service agents.

Read Post

I Am White

Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Unity, Whites, Treyvon Martin, Jews, Language, George Zimmerman, Latin America, Ethnicity, Pew Research Center, Mexico, Ray Romano, American., Hispanics, Rachel Welch, Minority, Race, American Family, Italians, Latino Voices News

I would rather call myself an American. But if you press me, if you really want me to adopt a label, for the sake of equality and freedom I will tell you: I am white.

Read Post

Jan Gehl: Cities for People (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Toronto, New York, Edinburgh, Design, Architecture, City, Urban Design, London, Melbourne, School, Danish, Professor, Royal Danish Academy, Jan Gehl, crane.tv, Moscow, American, Copenhagen, Fine Art, Video, Arts News

Architect and urban designer Jan Gehl has dedicated a significant proportion of his career to making cities better places for people by studying public spaces and their impact on civic society.

Read Post

Not to Be Missed Japanese Paintings at the National Gallery of Art

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 04.30.2012

One of Japan's most celebrated cultural treasures, "Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings" by Itō Jakuchū (1716-1800) is on view at the National Gallery of Art in Washington through April 29.

Read Post

Can Rich Folks Go To Heaven?

Aaron Taylor | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Camel Through the Eye of a Needle, Deity, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Discovery Channel, Jesus, With God All Things Are Possible, Saint Francis, American, Good Without God, God, Mother Teresa, The Tortoise and the Hare, Heaven, Christianity, Religion News

If I'm going to take Jesus seriously, then I have to conclude that it's very difficult for rich people to get to heaven. And as an American who lives a fairly comfortable lifestyle, I know he's talking about me!

Read Post

How DREAMers Made Me Reconceptualize My Citizenship

Laura E. Enriquez | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Citizenship, Immigration Reform, Dreamers Blog Series, DREAM Act, U.S. Citizenship, American, Dream-Act, Home News

One way of re-framing citizenship, while radical, could be to associate formal citizenship with citizen-like action or civic engagement. What if we assigned citizenship based on one's actions rather than something a person cannot control?

Read Post

Images From A Long-Running Conflict

Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Photography, James Lukoski, Video, Photographers, Artist, Exposure, Photojournalist, American, Photojournalism, Arts News

James Lukoski, a New York-based photojournalist, has covered numerous domestic and international events during his storied career. Some of his most no...

Read Whole Story

Why My Boyfriend Has a Hook for a Hand

Ali MacLean | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: England, Pub, Football, Parkour, English, Captain Hook, American, Bike, Olympian, Comedy News

So, when you meet Tim, just don't mention the, you know. I mean, time has passed but he's still a bit sensitive about it and all. It totally wasn't hi...

Read Post

WATCH: You'll Never Guess The New Retirement Age

AOL Jobs | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Polls, Savings, Work, 401k, Retirement, Harris Interactive, Employment, Survey, Middleclass, American, Wells Fargo, Retirement Savings, Fifty News

The idea of retiring at age 65 is no longer a reality to many Americans, with many anticipating that they will have to work another 15 years -- to age...

Read Whole Story

EU Eases Cap-And-Trade Plan For Airlines

AP | By DON MELVIN | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Eu Airline Cap-and-Trade Plan, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, European Union, Eu, Cap-and-Trade, Continental, Climate Change, United, Europe, Airlines, American, Green News

BRUSSELS -- An EU program aimed at slowing climate change will allow airlines to emit 85 percent of their carbon dioxide limits for free in the hope t...

Read Whole Story

Family Going Veggie? How To Make Sure They Get The Right Nutrients

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Zinc, Vegetarian, Children, Nutrition, Slidepollajax, Protein, Vitamin, Pediatrics, American, Academy, Parents-Childrens-Healthy-Lifestyle, Healthy-Kids, Healthy Living News

While it's been well established that a vegetarian diet can be healthful and adequate in nutrition, children and teens do require age-appropriate intakes of certain nutrients.

Read Post

What a Liberal Does on the Fourth of July

Dan Bimrose | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: 4th of July, Unamerican, Progressives, Liberal, Unpatriotic, Democrats, Patriotic, American, Politics News

On a day where we should all celebrate our nation. there are members of society who find it difficult to imagine that it would be possible for self-styled liberals to find cause for celebration on the Fourth of July.

Read Post

"The Weddings of the Century"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Columnist, Europe, Italy, Royal Wedding, Church, Diana, Stamford Advocate, Coronation, Prince William, Cambridge, Humor, Queen Elizabeth, United States, St. James's Palace, American, New York, France, London, England, Paparazzi, Charles, Seychelles, Kate Middleton, Long Island, Stamford, Dress, Weddings, Windsors, Colonial, Cadenet, Comedy News

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge St. James's Palace Chapel Royal, Cleveland Row London, England SW1A 1DH Dear William and Kate: I a...

Read Post

China's Universities: Foreign Students Face 'Indoctrination Camps'

Frank Schultz | Posted 07.01.2011

Read More: Language School, University, Education, USA, American, Students, China, World News

Most universities in China are surrounded by fences and walls, often with the exits located in the four corners of the campus which are guarded by at least two people and security agents in civvies. You have to show your ID card on entering and leaving.

Read Post

Wanted: 1,000 Pastors For the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Political Ideology, Leadership, Sojourners, Wealthy, Stories, Jim Wallis, Prophetic, Children, Taxes, Washington, War, Federal Budget, American, Prophet, Pastors, America, Public Policies, Government, Theology, Christian Tradition, Wealth, Values, Tax Cuts, Housing, College Degrees, College Degree, Public Policy, Leaders, Politics, Imperative, Mothers, Tradition, Biblical, Npr, Congress, Partnerships, Families, Political Leaders, Rediscovering Values, Compassion, Nutrition Programs, Private Partnership, Economic Times, Myth, Women, Those With Disabilities, Churches, Hunger, Faith-Based, Medical Care, Poverty, Religion News

There is a policy myth is that churches and charities alone could take care of the problems of poverty -- especially if we slashed taxes. But this really has more to do with libertarian political ideology than good theology.

Read Post

The Casual Beer Drinker's Summer Brews Rundown

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Salmon, Beer Tasting, Italian, Barbecue, Shore, Fried, Pretzels, Bbq, Po'boy, Seasonal, Pepperoni, Hops, Clambake, Wheat, Guide, Frat, Summer, Microbrews, Cornfield, Pilsner, Picnic, Salad, Bar Snacks, Softshell Crab, Meatballs, Microbreweries, Pulled Pork, Baseball, Pizza, Beach, Sierra Nevada, Ohio, Beer, Burgers, Beer Garden, Steak, Outdoors, Pub, Imported, Sam Adams, Hot Dogs, Fruit, Martini, Cherries, Domestic, Water, Fish, Fries, Grilled Cheese, Bud Light, American, Cheddar, Seafood, Food News

Small Kitchen College Ahh, summer! Nary a warm breeze wafted o'er my sunkissed cheeks before I thought: man, I could really use a beer right now. In...

Read Post

American Dream Lives On Despite Rising Financial Insecurity: Survey

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Housing Prices, Mellman Group, Unemployment, Financial Insecurity, Pew Charitable Trusts, American, American Dream, Business News

Americans, despite the uncertainty of their own personal finances, continue to have faith in that well-worn concept of an American dream. In a rec...

Read Whole Story

Any Channel

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Assassinate, Al Qaeda, President Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, American, Obama, Bin Laden, Barack Obama, 2012 Election, Military Target, Taliban, Clarence Darrow, Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Osama Bin Laden Death, Osama Bin Laden Killed, World News

To me, the most momentous phrase in the American lexicon is when a friend calls up and says some version of, "Turn on your television... to any channel." What made last night different, though, was that the news was not bad.

Read Post

For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People

Neil Mulholland | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Fort Sumpter, Pentagon, Yellowstone, Civil War, Heroes, Shanksville Pennsylvania, Park, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Week, Flight 93, Shanksville, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, Memorial, United Flight 93, American, National Parks, Green News

This week we celebrate National Park Week. The crash site of United Flight 93 sits in waiting, destined to become one of our newest national parks -- the Flight 93 National Memorial.

Read Post

Nuclear Industry's Trillion-Dollar Question

Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Lauvergeon, Japan Nuclear, Fukushima, Petr Zavodsky, Petr Necas, Atomstroyexport, Cez, Nuclear Economy, Russian Nuclear, American, Nuclear Power Plant, French Nuclear, Business News

PARIS (Muriel Boselli and Geert De Clercq) - In the inbox of Petr Zavodsky, director of nuclear power plant construction at Czech power group CEZ ar...

Read Whole Story

Introducing Leverage Records: A Conversation With Stephen Levinson, Rick Rubin, Michael Goldberg and Isaac Heymann

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Leverage, Tony Bennett, Snoop, Leverage Records, Rick Rubin, Isaac Heymann, Def Jam, Eminem, M.I.A., American, Christina Aguilera, Slumdog Millionaire, Michael Goldberg, 50 Cent, Bow Wow, Entertainment News

From the teams who brought us Entourage as the labels Def Jam now comes Leverage Records, a division that will focus on developing and releasing projects by new talent as well as music placement in films and television.

Read Post

Glen Ford: American Imperialism is Unraveling (Part 2)

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama, Economic Crisis, African-Americans, Barack Obama, Glen Ford, Banks, Blacks, Imperialism, American, Politics News

Glen Ford worked as a Network Broadcast Journalist in Washington DC and created in 1977 along with Peter Gamble, America's Black Forum which was the first nationally syndicated black news interview program on commercial television.

Read Post

I Am Not a Muslim. I Am Not a Public Sector Worker.

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King, Wisconsin, Bill of Rights, Congress, Obama, Race, History, Muslim Hearings, Bias, Scott Walker, Discrimination, Muslim, Tea Party, Unions, American, King Hearings, Politics News

Most Americans are not Muslim. And most Americans do not work for our government. So, like any minority, they're easy to pick on. Who's gonna mind? Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe would.

Read Post

The Case for a Pluralistic Pakistan: A Pakistani-American Perspective

Taha Gaya | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shahbaz Bhatti, Quaid-E-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Greg Mortenson, TCF, Blashemy Laws, Killing, Three Cups of Tea, Christian Pakistani, Pakistan, DIL, American, Jinnah, Salman Taseer, Assassination, World News

Our culture and our faith is not one that denigrates and assassinates people of other faiths and perspectives but one that honors diversity and seeks to share common values of humanity.

Read Post