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40 Years Old and All I Get is This Damn Rainbow Flag?

Michael DeJong | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Queer, Gay-Rights-Movement, Patriarchal, Homogeneity, Enough Is Enough, Stonewall Bar, Queer People of Color, 40th Anniversary, The Closet, New York City’s “Finest”, Homosexuality, Common Cause, Dr. King, Progressive, Transgender, Cross-Dressing, Women’s Rights Movement, Us Department of Justice, Feminist Movement, Federal Hate Crimes Bill, The Mattachine Society, American Psychiatric Association, Daughters of Belitis, Stonewall, Gay Human Rights, Living News
Michael DeJong

The modern "Gay Rights Movement" has had and still has racism, classism, misogyny, ageism, and trans-phobia at its core.

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Free Bernie Madoff

Bob Edgar | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Common Cause, Bernie Madoff, Barack Obama, Bob Edgar, Abu Ghraib, Torture, Politics News
Bob Edgar

What if, instead of sentencing Bernie Madoff today to spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge decided that we should let the criminal mastermind "move forward" and enjoy his golden years?

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Campaign Finance Reform: A Matter of National Security

Bob Edgar | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Fair Elections Now Act, Fair Elections, Common Cause, Defense, No-Bid Contracts, Earmarks, Transparency, Politics News
Bob Edgar

Our bloated defense budget is another example of how campaign finance skews policy and spending priorities towards those who give the most and often have significant influence.

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Stopping the Next AIG

Bob Edgar | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citigroup, Aig, Wall Street Crisis, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Common Cause, Edward Liddy, Politics News
Bob Edgar

Something is horribly wrong when a company that receives billions in taxpayer money from the federal government gives its senior managers big pay rais...

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Skip Arugula and Eat Well on a Budget

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Sustainable Table, Food and Water Watch, Arugula, Takepart, Sarah Newman, Common Cause, Obama, Yes Pecan, Center for Food Safety, Organic Consumers ASsociation, Food, Style News
Sarah Newman

Studies show that people tend to eat the portion size they're given. So, rather than using a huge plate, opt for a small one. It will force you to eat less and get up more frequently for second helpings.

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Small Donors are Going on Strike: A Strike for Change

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donor Strike, Common Cause, Congress, Public Financing, Americans for Campaign Reform, Public Citizen, Citizen-Funded Elections, Election Results, Lawrence Lessig, Pledge, Colbert, Change Congress, Pirg, Colbert Report, The Colbert Report, Politics News
Lawrence Lessig

We're giving Congress a choice: you can either have our money or money from special interests, but not both. We'll reward the reformers. But those who oppose reform won't get any money from us.

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