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Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa -- Justice vs. Charity

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: National Public Radio, Eleanor Roosevelt, Scott Simon, Bishop Oscar Romero, Washington National Cathedral, Rosa Parks, John T. Walker, Colette Livermore, Mother Teresa, Politics News
Peter Dreier

On Thursday the Washington National Cathedral dedicated a new stone carving of Rosa Parks. It will be displayed in the Cathedral's Human Rights Porch. Rosa Parks deserves to be in the same human rights pantheon as Bishop Romero and Eleanor Roosevelt. But not Mother Teresa.

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Elizabeth Warren Will Lead

Brent Budowsky | Posted 04.26.2012

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Brent Budowsky

In a Washington full of revolving-door sellouts who effortlessly glide between special-interest sinecures and government jobs earning personal fortunes on the payroll of the 1 percent, Elizabeth Warren will never sell her public conscience for private wealth.

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Mike, Me and a Final Coincindence

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Sam Zelman, Mike Wallace, David Wolper, Burt Reinhardt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Movietone News, United Press International, Cbs, Liz Smith, Dwight Eisenhower, The Race for Space, Knxt, Jacques Soustelle, Cnn, Bobby Darin, Sixty Minutes, The Big News, Gore Vidal, Don Hewitt, Ike Eisenhower, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

About Mike, I have only one more tale to tell, and it happened by pure coincidence. Mike Wallace was always a ladies man.

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The Top 10 Heroes to Teach Your Daughter How to Fight

Brad Meltzer | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Randy Pausch, Heroes, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Daughters, Brad Meltzer, Fatherhood, Fathers and Daughters, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Alex Scott, Slidepollajax, Parents News
Brad Meltzer

As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life -- no matter how impossible it seems -- you need to fight for it. It's the lesson that links the lives of every single hero I picked for her.

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Remembering Rev. Addie Wyatt: Chicago's Little Engine Who Could

Lonna Saunders | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: President John F. Kennedy, Rev. Willie Barrow, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rev. Addie Wyatt, Rev. Claude Wyatt, Vernon Park Church of God, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, George O'Hare, Cluw, Coalition of Labor Union Women, President Barack Obama, Chicago News
Lonna Saunders

The Rev. Addie Wyatt, the woman who rolled up her sleeves to help others and worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, will be laid to rest Easter weekend on Chicago's South Side.

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Marlo's Favorite Quotes

Posted 03.27.2012

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I have always believed that we can all learn from and be inspired by the wisdom and life experience of others. Just like a picture can paint a thousa...

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Let Eleanor Speak For Herself -- Fix The FDR Memorial

Martha Burk | Posted 03.24.2012

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Martha Burk

Considering the 17 years Eleanor lived after her husband's death, it is possible that she said and wrote more about foreign policy than he did. Yet, as you stand in front of Eleanor's statue at the FDR memorial, she has nothing to say.

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Michelle, Hillary, Elizabeth

Brent Budowsky | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Equality, Elizabeth Warren, Honesty, Class War, Political Parity, Equal Opportunity, 99 Percent, New Ideas, Margaret Thatcher, New Vision, Decensy, Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, Edward Kennedy, Discrimination, Fairness, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

This is a story about three great women and two historic waves that embody the political, social, cultural, economic and consumer waves that are transforming America and the world in real time.

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Kantor Book Dust-up Misses the Point: Michelle Obama Could Be This Generation's Eleanor Roosevelt

Rebecca Sive | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Jodi Kantor, Michelle Obama, Wal-Mart, Gayle King, Eleanor Roosevelt, President Obama, Michelle Obama Public Image, Michelle Obama Image, Obama Family, Michelle Obama Campaign, Politics News
Rebecca Sive

The questions arise -- is Michelle Obama doing what she really wants? Is she OK with her current public image and public activities? Or has this image been foisted on her by her husband's political advisers?

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"Occupy For Human Rights": The U.S. Government Should Protect the Human Rights of All People

Chandra Bhatnagar | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Obama Human Rights, Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, United Nations, Occupy Wall Street, Human Rights Day, Cerd, Human Rights U.S., Racial Discrimination, Politics News
Chandra Bhatnagar

December 10th is Human Rights Day, a day when people and governments around the world will celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recommit to protecting and promoting human rights.

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Why Education?

Sean Slade | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Music Standardized Testing, Mental Health, Social Emotional Learning, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, John Dewey, School, School Improvement, Cognitive, Education, Art, Physical Health, Math, Common Core, Health, Whole Child, Education Reform, Pe, Education News
Sean Slade

Why do we have education? What is the rationale behind schooling? Is it just to transfer content knowledge or is that just a part of a larger picture?

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Astoria Characters: The Memory Keeper

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Stamp Collection, Astoria, Cooper Union, Beethoven, Bea Frish, Chicago, Eleanor Roosevelt, Connecticut, Astoria Characters, World War II, Schubert, Fdr, Great Depression, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., Wedding, Nostalgia, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Saving nearly a century and a half of family memorabilia is a remarkable feat. "I'm a keeper," 86-year-old Bea Frish says.

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Eleanor Roosevelt Inspires Author To Do Lots Of Scary Things

MyDaily | Posted 08.02.2011

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When most people say they're going to jump out of a plane after getting laid off, they are being hyperbolic. Noelle Hancock, author of "My Year With E...

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When First Ladies Dance: From Michelle Obama's Dougie to Jackie Kennedy's Twist to Betty Ford's Bump

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama, Civil War, Ronald Reagan, Jacqueline Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Disco, Minuet, Ida Mckinley, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, The Dougie, Barack Obama, Frances Cleveland, Square Dance, Mary Lincoln, Luci Johnson, Betty Ford, Quadrille, The Bump, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Waltz, Richard Nixon, First Lady, Julia Tyler, Charleston, John Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, Lady Bird Johnson, Beyonce Knowles, Lyndon Johnson, Pat Nixon, Nancy Reagan, Style News
Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Michelle Obama is hardly the first to enjoy gliding over the waxed parquet on the wide, open East Room floor. Her "Dougie" is but the latest link in a history of popular American dance within first lady history.

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Seeing Greenwich Village Through Fresh Eyes: Being a "Visitor" in Your Own Town

Kate Kelly | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Washington Arch, Washington Square, West Village, Greenwich Village, Judson Memorial Church, Mamas and Papas, Stanford White, Eleanor Roosevelt, New York City, New York News
Kate Kelly

Tourists may flock to whatever city any of us calls home, but generally we, the residents, are the last to visit the attractions in our own communities.

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WATCH: Helen Mirren Lays One On Abby Elliot During 'SNL'

Posted 06.10.2011

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Helen Mirren is known for being much saucier and fun in person than the her most well-known characters, such as the queen. So it's no surprise that '...

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The Unfinished Business of Making the World's Women Citizens

Allida Black | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Women's Rights, Women's History Month, Cedaw, Eleanor Roosevelt, United Nations, Politics News
Allida Black

In 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives and other foreign governing bodies still toy with legislation essential to women's identities. If women can be president, why can't they be citizens?

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From the Triangle Fire to Wisconsin, Rights for Women Workers

Brigid O'Farrell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Triangle Fire, Women's History Month, Wisconsin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Scott Walker, Unions, Workers Rights, Politics News
Brigid O'Farrell

March is a time to celebrate the progress that women have made since the Triangle Fire, but there is also reason to pause and consider the fight that continues. We need only turn to Wisconsin.

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What the White House Report on Women Didn't Say

Nell Merlino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Non-Profits, Gender Gap, Count Me In, Women, White House, Women in Business, Eleanor Roosevelt, Census, Gender Equality, Small Business America, Business News
Nell Merlino

Nowhere in the 85-page document was there any mention of women-owned businesses. There was not one word about the ten-and-a-half million women who are in business for themselves.

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Michelle Obama Makes First Lady History... and What Was She Wearing?

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

It was a gray dress. Enough said. Credit/Getty Images More vital to the long-term interests of the nation than the clothes she wore one particular...

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The F Word: Widening Concern for Public Workers

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

It's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day on Monday, the holiday that celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize winner's birth and life. The Rev. King wasn't assass...

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Holiday greetings past and present

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

The first commercially produced Christmas Card Getting a hand-written card or note from an old friend or even a new acquaintance always gives me a ...

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Confessions of a Yellow Dog Democrat

Mira Schor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mira Schor

These are not the most positive feeling days, as we contemplate the possibility of an imminent Republican/Tea Party take-over of Congress. But I can ...

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The Bullying Years: A Survival Guide for Gay Kids

Gary Cohan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Immorality, Gay Doctor, Hate Crimes, Homosexual, It Gets Better, Prejudice, Gay Suicide, Harassment, Homosexual Rights, Sissy, Courage, Sexual Harassment, Biodiversity, Racism, Washington Post, Morality, Faggot, Human Evolution, Hope, Bullying, Eleanor Roosevelt, Suicide, Gay, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality, Gay Rights Movement, Human Rights, Cyberbullying, Gay Marriage, Washington-Post-Editorial-Board, Youtube, Teenagers, Gay Teens, Etymology, Teddy Roosevelt, Closeted Politicians, Larry Craig, Rev. Ted Haggard, Trevor Project, Healthy Living News
Gary Cohan

Stay tough, stay hopeful, stay healthy and stay alive because, I promise you -- as a gay man, a medical doctor and, most importantly, as a survivor -- it absolutely does get better.

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Maidgate: Meg Whitman's Tea Bag Moment

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Equality, California, Feminist, Wages, Eleanor Roosevelt, Polygraph, Tea Party Republicans, Immigration, Nicky, California Governor, Meg Whitman, Maidgate, Independents, Tea Bag, Latino Voters, Exploitation, Jerry Brown, Carly Fiorina, Tea Party, Whitman, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, a woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water. Maidgate is Meg Whitman's tea bag moment.

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