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

Patt Cottingham | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

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 10.21.2009 | Politics

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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Do Homeless People Have Rights?

Christine Schanes | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ada, Rights, Disabled, Homelessness, Causes, Lawsuits, Homeless People, Aclu, Chronically Homeless People, Children Helping Poor and Homeless People, 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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Piracy vs. Availability: A Parable

Hugh McGuire | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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 08.16.2009 | Politics

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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Spilling the Beans About Starbucks' Union-Busting Tactics

ZP Heller | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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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What Do Starbucks and Wal-Mart Have in Common?

Robert Greenwald | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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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UN Gay Rights Declaration To Be Signed By US

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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 01.09.2009 | Living

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, 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 11.22.2008 | Home

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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Protecting The Vote

Laura Flanders | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Live From Main Street, Rights, Election Protection, Voting Rights, Election, Voting, Ohio, Politics News
Laura Flanders

Voter registration deadlines are just over a week away in many states. Polls open in just over a month. In an election that could well be decided by n...

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What Is Wal-Mart So Afraid Of? Four Words: Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Greenwald | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Walmart, Civil Liberties, Workers, Employee Free Choice Act, Economy, Baratunde Thurston, Seiu, Meet the Bloggers, Cenk Uygur, Pensions, American Rights at Work, Robert Greenwald, Recession, Working Class, Brave New Foundation, Efca, Jack and Jill Politics, Michael Whitney, Ceos, Andy Stern, Class,War, Unions, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

The Employee Free Choice Act is a vital piece of legislation that, if passed, will go a long way toward restoring the middle class in our country.

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Right-Wing Supreme Court Draws Ire Of Senate Judiciary Committee

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Rights, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy, Exxon Mobil, Mandatory Binding Arbitration, Tracy Barker, Exxon Valdez, Liberties, Roberts Court, Fraud, Senate, Haliburton, Securities, Hearings, National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights, Justice, Arbitration, Home News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

The Supreme Court has shifted dangerously to the right and is now the most pro-business Court since the monopoly greasing "Lochner-era" Court of the late 19th century.

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The Republicans and Barack Obama Are Going to Give Into the Terrorists

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Liberties, America, Freedoms, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Dick Cheney, Fisa, Fourth Amendment, Surrender Monkeys, Republicans, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

Somehow Obama thought it was a good idea to go along with these surrender monkeys on the 4th amendment. But aside from the politics, it's a pathetic acquiescence to the wishes of Al Qaeda.

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Scalia's Choice: More Deaths to Defend the Constitution

Sandy Goodman | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Supreme Court, Scalia, Bill of Rights, Militia, Weapons, Guns, Self-Defense, Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Constitution, Akhil Reed Amar, Aclu, Goldberg, Amendments, Levinson, Breyer, Tribe, Kinsley, Kaus, Wittes, Supreme Court Guns, Politics News
Sandy Goodman

Congratulations, Justice Scalia! Now we can all look forward to years of arguing over just exactly when, where and how the right to have guns in the home applies.

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