Rights

Thousands to March in Denver Saturday

Nancy Cronk | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Rights, War Againts Women, Women, Grassroots, March, Wearewomenco, Rush Limbaugh, Brandon Shaffer, Reproductive, Naacp, Foxfield Four, unitewomen.org, Morgan Carroll, Girls, Mike Coffman, Joe Miklosi, Civic Center Park, Rally, Health Care, Raging Grannies, Denver, Denver News
Nancy Cronk

On April 28th, 2012, thousands of Colorado women and their family members will gather at Civic Center Park's Greek Amphitheater for a rally to protect women's access to health care and for their right to make their own decisions.

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When OWS Protesters Become Trespassers

Jeff Norman | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Rights, Brookfield Office Properties, Economic Justice, Land Use, Mayor Bloomberg, Demonstrators, Occupiers, Democracy, Trespassing, Land Grab, Protesters, Occupy Wall Street, Zucotti Park, Ows, Nypd, Decision Making, #Occupywallstreet, New York News
Jeff Norman

Is fighting economic injustice such a righteous pursuit that it entitles Occupy Wall Street protesters and their disciples to indefinitely control whatever space they invade?

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Activists Stand Up for Bradley Manning -- and PJ Crowley

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Rights, Dod, State Dept, Department of Defense, PJ Crowley, Crime, Whistleblower, War, Obama, Bradley Manning, Quantico, Wikileaks, Virginia, Dc, White House, Human Rights, P.J. Crowley, State Department, Activism, Code Pink, Protest, Codepink, Hacker, Leaks, Hacking, Torture, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

When we heard that P.J. Crowley had resigned as spokesman for the State Department after criticizing the Pentagon's treatment of suspected whistleblower Army private Bradley Manning, my CODEPINK colleagues and I knew we had to respond.

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Weekly Audit: Massive Protest In Wisconsin Shows Walker's Overreach

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Rights, Collective Bargaining, Tractorcade, Poll, The Nation, Firefighter, Republican, Alternet, Steve Benen, Senator, Broke, Scott Walker, Protest, E.J. Dionne, Bank, M&I, Union, Jamelle Bouie, Budget, Washington Monthly, Wisconsin Democratic Party, Election, Enthusiasm Gap, Tapped, Campus Progress, Wisconsin, Koch, JoAnne Kloppenburg, SIMEON TALLEY, Madison, Roger Bybee, Farmer, Working in These Times, Recall, John Nichols, Inequality, Senate, Politics News
The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger About 100,000 people gathered in Madison, Wisconsin to protest Gov. Scott Walker's new anti-collective...

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Gagging Workers Is Un-American

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Rights, Collective Bargaining, Public Employee Gag Law, Columbus, Wages, Governor John Kasich, Jobs, USA, Right to Work, Indianapolis, US Department of Labor, Wisconsin, Egypt, Ceo, Governor Rick Scott, Madison, Tallahassee, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

At the same time the world watches the people of Egypt take to the streets, plans are being put into place to silence workers in the USA. And it is happening at a breakneck pace.

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When Rights Become Wrong

Elizabeth E. Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tucson, Virtue, Giffords, Gun Rights, Roe v. Wade, Civil Rights, Rights, Second Amendment, Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Gun Control Laws, Gun Control, Religion News
Elizabeth E. Evans

Those of us Christians who espouse a right-based framework that doesn't consider the goals and health of others are playing with ideas that certainly would have surprised the early church.

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Waiting for Rights Never Works

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Equality, Enda, Civil Rights, Waiting, Patience, Obama, Hrc, Democrats, Politics, Dadt, Gay Rights, Midterm Elections, 2010 Midterm Elections, LGBT Rights, Doma, Voting, Politics News
Waymon Hudson

The LGBT community has been blamed, cajoled, insulted, courted, and ignored depending on whether our votes and dollars are needed, yet when it comes time for real leadership on issues that matter to basic, day-to-day rights, we are told to wait.

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On Election Day, Activists Begin Fast for Civil Rights

James M. Russell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Iana DiBona, Equality, Queer, Human Rights, Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Fasting, Civil Rights, American Equality Bill, Gay, Alan Bounville, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lgbtqi, Impact News
James M. Russell

If their demands are not met by November 2 -- Election Day across the U.S. -- Bounville plans to begin a civil rights fast, a 24 hour, water-only fast with DiBona, his best friend, as his caregiver.

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Voices to be Heard, In Harmony

Shantha Rau Barriga | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stigma, Rights, Discrimination, Disability, Music by Prudence, United Nations, Zimbabwe, World News
Shantha Rau Barriga

The documentary film, Music by Prudence, tells the story of a young Zimbabwean woman born with a congenital disease that twisted her body and led to t...

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Do Homeless People Have Rights?

Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ada, Rights, Disabled, Homelessness, Causes, Lawsuits, Homeless People, Aclu, Chronically Homeless People, Children Helping Poor and Homeless People, Christine Schanes, Politics News
Christine Schanes

If every city with an insufficient number of shelter beds were to pass an ordinance against sleeping in all public places, there would be no place for a homeless person to sleep.

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Warner Brothers Sues Marc Toberoff, Families Of Superman Creators

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Joe Shuster, Warner Brothers, Law, Intellectual Property, DC Comics, Marc Toberoff, Toberoff, Films, Copyright, Superman, Jerry Siegel, Movies, Entertainment News

What if copyright disputes were kryptonite? As part of a legal offensive against one of its "key legal foes," Warner Brothers' DC Comics has filed ...

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Concentric Circles of Service

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Corey Booker, Empathy, Passive Citizens, Self Governance, Service Nation, Mlk, Informed, Good Society, Obligation, Gridlock, Broken Government, Compassion, Responsibilities, Power Vacuum, Civic Literacy, Martin Luther King, Political Action, Activism, Service, Volunteer, Civic Duty, Political Literacy, Polarization, Special Interests, Giving, Lifelong Learning, Citizen Service, Tom Tancredo, Impact News
Jeffrey Abelson

There's a missing link in our quest for a good and equitable society. In addition to volunteering, we must educate ourselves and impact our government to achieve lasting change on prominent issues.

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Grandma Knows Best

Lanae Erickson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Benefits, Responsiblity, Domestic Partnerships, Lesbian, Tradition, The Middle, Commitment, Obligation, Marriage, Gay Equality, Polling, Maine, Legal Protections, Third Way, Washginton, Politics News
Lanae Erickson

Our poll found that people in the middle view marriage as an ideal, not a legal construct. To reach folks in the middle, marriage advocates must make clear that gay and lesbian couples are seeking to join in the true spirit of marriage, the way the middle sees it.

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Stupak-Pitts Vs. Bubble Boy

Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Abortion, Pitts, Women, Amendement, Nelson, Planned Parenthood, Hatch, Stupak, Politics News
Leslie Goldman

More than one in every three women will have had an abortion by the age 45. If the Stupak amendment becomes law, it one day may not even be our choice to pay for an abortion with our own insurance.

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Beyond Fluoride: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water and the Public Health

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Law, Philosophy, Lithium, Green, Violence, Suicide, Prozac, Drugs, Green Living, Peter Kramer, Dentistry, Texas, Politics, Pharmaceutical Industry, Human Rights, Health, Water, Ethics, Environment, Utilitarianism, Japan, Tobacco, Libertarianism, Bioethics, Medicine, Michigan, Healthcare, Cocaine, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

If we are willing to ingest fluoride to prevent tooth decay, surely we can tolerate a trace of lithium to prevent suicides.

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Giving And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Andrew Shapter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: America, Rights, Philanthropy, Liberty, Relationships, Charity, Freedom, Pursuit of Happiness, The Giving Life, Declaration of Independence, Giving, Chicago, Healthy Living News
Andrew Shapter

Is happiness something that we can really pursue? If so, how would we define what happiness is, and when would we know if or when we've got it?

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Goodbye/Hello 13: Women Reclaiming Rights to Their Goddess Power

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Micro-Investment, Safe Childbirth, Rights, Girls, Women, Political Vote, Education, Goddess, Hillary Clinton, Peace, Healthcare, Global, World News
Patt Cottingham

Thankfully it is now becoming clear that those countries that ensure basic women's rights of education, health care, childcare, safe childbirth practices, and a political vote, are more stable economically and far less likely to succumb to extremism.

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Remember Gay People?

Jamie Kilstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Religion, Mark Sanford, Contractors, Atheist, Rush Limbaugh, Barack, Prop 8, Kilstein, Obama, Jamie, Gay, Newt Gingrich, David Vitter, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Jamie Kilstein

We claim to be the freest, and the best, yet all of our citizens do not have equal rights. Tell the couple who have been together for 15 years that can't adopt a child that we live in the best country in the world.

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Piracy vs. Availability: A Parable

Hugh McGuire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Ondemand, Copyright, Books, Streaming, Drm, Media, Downloading, Movies, Internet, Publishing, Illegal, Video, Piracy, Digital, Torrents, Iannucci, Humour, Politics, Satire, Download, Media News
Hugh McGuire

If as providers of content, give me what I want, when I want it, at a reasonable price, I'll be happy to pay for it. If not, I'll be compelled -- when I really want something -- to find other ways to get it.

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Justice Dept. Abandons Torture-Based Evidence In Gitmo Case

The Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Aclu, Doj, Terrorism, President Obama, Guantanamo, Obama Administration, Obama, Justice Department, Eric Holder, Gitmo, Habeas Corpus, National Security, American Civil Liberties Union, Enhanced Interrogations, Mohammed Jawad, Torture, Politics News

The Justice Department informed a federal district court Wednesday that it was no longer seeking to rely on coerced and tortured evidence in the habea...

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What Do Starbucks and Wal-Mart Have in Common?

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Starbucks, Rights, Howard Schultz, Employee Free Choice, Efca, Workers, Brave New Films, Unions, Robert Greenwald, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

There are over 127,000 baristas in our country alone, many of whom are in dire need of better wages, health benefits, and hours. Shouldn't they have the right to be treated fairly?

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Spilling the Beans About Starbucks' Union-Busting Tactics

ZP Heller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Schultz, Efca, Workers, Brave New Films, Starbucks, Employee Free Choice, Robert Greenwald, Unions, Rights, Politics News
ZP Heller

Turns out the coffee giant has a nasty history of being anti-barista, anti-union, and thus anti-Employee Free Choice Act as well.

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UN Gay Rights Declaration To Be Signed By US

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homosexuality, Gay Rights, United Nations, George Bush, Bush Gay Rights, Obama Gay Rights, Un Gay Rights Declaration, Obama Homosexuality, Barack Obama, Has u.s. Signed Un Declaration on Women, Un Gay Rights, Gay, Un General Assembly Declaration, Sexual Orientation, Rights, World News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday formally endorsed a U.N. statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuali...

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In the Wake of Prop 8: No More Us vs. Them

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Rights, Politics, LGBT Youth, Dadt, Youth, LGBT Rights, Strong America, No on Prop 8, Enda, LGBT Politics, LGBT Issues, Families, LGBT Families, Responsibilities, Healthy Living News
Sara Whitman

Let me have the full responsibility of being an American. Because every child in this country deserves a family. I am an asset to this society.

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Supreme Court Accidentally Protects Voters While Stripping Americans Of Their Rights

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Rights, US Supreme Court, Ohio Republican Party, Civil Rights, Ohio, Help America Vote Act, Gonzaga v Doe, Democratic Party, Voting Rights, Republican Party, Voting, Private Right of Action, Jennifer Brunner, Hava, Alexander v Sandoval, Home News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

Last week's Supreme Court decision in Brunner v. Ohio Republican Party is a disastrous ruling masquerading as a populist victory. Sure, the Court stop...

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