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Bono's Not So Beautiful Day
Given the power of Bono's platform and his voice, it's all the more distressing when he urges U.S. Internet service providers to adopt Chinese government tactics in order to combat illegal file sharing.
Countdown to 2050 -- Equity in America
Diversity and equity are not the same: Just because the country has a black president and is moving toward a more multicultural future does not mean that equity has been achieved.
Hillary Clinton: Commie Symp?
Hillary Clinton is a commie symp. That's a familiar line from the rabid right, which hasn't yet gotten the news that the Cold War is over. I just didn't expect the Washington Post to make the same argument.
New Year's Resolutions for the U.S.-China Relationship
The year 2009 could have been a decisive one for U.S.-China relations. But coming out of this year of expectations, concrete results are hard to find.
NAM Stimulus Investigation Reaches Over One Million Readers
My investigative report showing the by-passing of ethnic businesses in stimulus-funded small business loans has appeared -- or is scheduled to run -- in 29 publications across the country.
America's New Face of Terrorism
Thanks to a 23-year-old black man who deceptively looks like an innocent boy, African-Americans, Arabs and the Muslim Diaspora all have something in common. They are more easily viewed as terrorists, and there's no escaping it.
Command Indiscretion
Punishing soldiers for getting pregnant is among the injustices that point collectively to the military's longstanding power to undermine the civil rights of its personnel.
Doubling Down on Baby M: New Jersey's Ongoing Resistance to Surrogacy
That a woman consented to use her body as a surrogate was irrelevant, because there are some acts to which nobody is permitted to consent. As well-meaning as this approach might have been, its underpinnings are inescapably sexist.
Embracing Teenage Sexuality: Let's Rethink the Age of Consent
Our draconian consent laws are largely the product of a conservative political culture that has transformed the fight against child molestation into a full-blown war on teenage sexuality.
Eyes off the Prize: Liberals Who Want to Kill the Health Care Bill Should Remember History
Progressives can be as bad as teabaggers, with their chronic dissatisfaction, ideological disdain for compromise, and limited understanding of historical precedent.
Out And About: LGBT Legal -- The Call of the New Decade
As this decade ticks to its close, I am left thinking about fear. Racism, heterosexism, misogyny and xenophobia are still fueling our lives and shaping our world, and the common denominator is fear.
Obama's Iran Dilemma: Human Rights or Nuclear Negotiations?
The U.S. should strongly condemn Tehran's reckless behavior, but it should not forget that Iran is closer to a vibrant democracy than most dictatorships that have good relationships with the West.
Shaikh Case Illustrates Need for Sanctions
The execution of Akmal Shaikh, a heroin smuggler who suffered from bipolar disorder, raises questions about China's treatment of mentally ill prisoners.
Iran Intelligence Ministry Attempts Intimidation of Nobel Laureate Ebadi
Nushin Ebadi, Shirin's younger sister, has been arrested by Iranian officials during a Monday sweep of the home they shared in Tehran. The move is obviously directed at the Nobel Laureate.
Mind-Body Training In Gaza: Humanitarian Aid On The One-Year Anniversary Of War
We have been on a journey," says the psychologist who is leading the final session of Mohammed's mind-body skills group. "Men and women speaking together from their hearts, all finding new friends."
Negro League Strat-O-Fantastic
Baseball fans everywhere can now rejoice. There is a new Negro League version of Strat-O-Matic, a board game that preceded all of the rotisserie leagues that have proliferated in recent years.
Human Rights Day--Here at Home
Human Rights Day--Here at Home Maria Foscarinis National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty December 10 was Human Rights Day, a worldwide commemor...
Could a Hillary Clinton Avatar Save Congo?
The world will never dispatch a savior to Congo who, like the paraplegic Marine Jake in the James Cameron epic Avatar, will damn self-serving interests and decide to protect a unique world and complicated society.
A Chinese Dissident's Conviction: Calibrating Western Response
How should Westerners respond to a conviction that violates our sense of decency? Above all, we should not wag fingers, or patronize.
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