Boycotts

Of Books, Boycotts, and Killer Whales

David Kirby | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Dolphins, Captivity, Seaworld, Bboks, Digital Journal, Cetaceans, Boycotts, Death at SeaWorld, Killer Whales, Dawn Brancheau, Elizabeth Batt, Orcas, Whales, Censorship, Osha, Books News
David Kirby

My new book about killer whales in captivity -- Death at SeaWorld -- does not hit stores for another five months, and already there are two online petitions (here is one) to boycott the title and urge booksellers and the media to ignore and reject the book.

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Occupy's Next Move?

Maria Armoudian | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Institutions, Women's Rights, Politics, Brown v. Board of Education, Boycotts, Civil Rights, Occupy, Democracy, Media, Constitutional Amendment, Political Transformation, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Movement, Politics News
Maria Armoudian

While many supporters of the Occupy demonstrators are agitated over public officials' growing demands that the Occupy settlers move off the occupied grounds, how might the Occupy movement move forward?

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Elise Foley

State Lawmakers Weigh Costs Of Copying Arizona On Immigration

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After Arizona passed its contentious immigration enforcement bill, SB 1070, last April, state legislatures across the country took note....

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I'm With Stupid: Iran Saves 2012 London Olympics From Pointlessness

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ioc, Iran, 2012 Olympics, Olympic Games, London, England, Boycotts, Satire, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

While the world waits with bated breath to see if Japan can avert a nuclear disaster, we can all at least breathe a sigh of relief knowing that anothe...

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20 Life Lessons Learned From Shopping

Lillian Daniel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bargains, Returns, Giving, Shopping, Gratitude, Workers Rights, Consumerism, Debt, Boycotts, Spending, Faith, Spirituality, Inspiration, Healthy Living News
Lillian Daniel

Be grateful for what you have. Sometimes we search for the treasure out there when it is already waiting for us back at home.

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Palestinians Try More Peaceful Resistance: Less Violence, More Protest Marches And Boycotts Of Settler Goods

New York Times | ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Peaceful Resistance, Martin Luther King, Gaza, Middle East, Palestinians, Obama, Fatah, Settlements, Hamas, US, Peace, Settlers, East Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Two State Solution, Boycotts, 2 State Solution, Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority, Israel, Mahatma Ghandi, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Senior Palestinian leaders -- men who once commanded militias -- are joining unarmed protest marches against Israeli policies a...

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Jason Linkins

American Family Association's "War On Christmas" Gap Boycott Is A Fatwa Fail

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, The Gap, Boycotts, American Family Association, War on Christmas, Eat the Press, Media News

Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year, and with it comes the idiotic fringe-media meme that's come to be known as the "War On Christ...

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This Title Could Never Do Justice to How Much Christmas Is Pissing Me off This Year

Richard Laermer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Congress, 2010s, Boycotts, Festivus, Laermer.com, Sensible Thinking, Distractions From Reality, Bad Year, No Christmas, Living News, Tiger Woods Drama, Fake Wishes, Happy Festivus, Healthy Living News
Richard Laermer

Can we get rid of this two week hiatus--and move on over to 1/04/10? Do we need the time off that badly? Am I Scrooge-worthy? Or am I just sensible?...

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Boycott Alabama: Joe Babiasz, Big Three Sympathizer Angry At Sen. Shelby, Starts Site

WWJ Newsradio 950 | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Babiasz says he's sick of the 'circus of the Senate hearings'--and he wants 49 states and the District of Columbia to boycott the state of Alabama...

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Proposition 8 Backlash: What's Wrong with Discriminating Against Those Who Want to Discriminate?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Network, Proposition 8, Russnow, Paddy Chayefsky, Montgomery Alabama, Michael Russnow, Los Angeles Times, Boycotts, Gay Marriage, Bus Boycott, Blacklists, Media News
Michael Russnow

When hate or smugness affects one of our neighbor's quality of life and places him or her on a pedestal below, it deprives that person of the chance to be happy and fulfilled.

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