Social Issues

Education Department issues guidelines for restraining, isolating disruptive students

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

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The Center for Public Integrity

By Susan FerrissiWatch NewsIn response to simmering concerns over reported abuses, the U.S. Department of Education issued multiple guidelines Tuesd...

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Gay Rights as Told by Obama and Romney

Gideon Resnick | Posted 05.15.2012

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Gideon Resnick

If gay rights truly is one of my generation's biggest issues, shouldn't our political predilections in some way reflect this?

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The G(irls)20 Summit: A Girl, Mexico and the Presidency of the G20

Magdaly Santillanez | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: G(irls)20 Summit, G(irls)20 Summit 2012, Women's Issues, Global Women's Issues, Mexico, Social Issues, G-20, National Congress of Mexico, Impact News
Magdaly Santillanez

Ordinary people, like you or me, can make a change, but in order to do so, civil society needs to be more aware, united, and coordinated so that they can affect our communities in the most effect way until we understand that the change must come from governments and us.

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Fellow Democrats, It's Not Only 'The Economy'

Ruth Neubauer | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Democratic Party, Democrats, 2012 Election, Social Issues, President Barack Obama, Politics News
Ruth Neubauer

Why are we Democrats buying into the manifest content of the Republican message, which is focused on the economy, leaving the latent content regarding "social issues" unrevealed?

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State Focus On Social Issues Worries GOP

The New York Times | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Abortion, New York Times, Evolution, Social Issues, Election 2012, Unions, State Legislatures, Politics News

Fiscal issues and union rights were front and center in many Republican-controlled legislatures last year. But this year, with the nation heading into...

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Jon Ward

Rick Santorum's Lost Opportunity: Why He Couldn't Get Over The Hump

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum dropped out of the presidential race on Tuesday, but he likely lost his opportunity for the Republican nomination in Febru...

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Lethal injection drug access could put executions on hold

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 04.04.2012

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The Center for Public Integrity

By Kimberly Leonard, iWatch NewsA federal judge's decision to block imports of a drug used in executions will leave states to rely more on a substit...

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America's New, Distracted Obsession With Social Issues

Rabbi Abraham Unger, Ph.D. | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Religion and Politics, Abortion, Family Values, Economy, Economic Crisis, Isolationism, Contraception, Social Issues, Religion News
Rabbi Abraham Unger, Ph.D.

A peculiar form of American isolationism has gripped our country. The rest of the world is fending off potentially disastrous immediate economic contagion, while we expend much of our national energy on social issues pretty much decided years ago.

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On Social Issues, Mississippi and Alabama Primary Voters Not as Extreme as You Might Think

Margie Omero | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Pollster Analysis, Obama Muslim, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Interracial Marriage, Barack Obama, Politics, Politics News, Alabama, Republican Primary, Mississippi, 2012 Election, Evolution, Newt Gingrich, Social Issues, Politics News
Margie Omero

Recent PPP polling might tempt some to unearth hackneyed caricatures about Southerners and social issues. But in fact, there are fewer differences between Southern Republicans and voters overall than you might think.

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Obsession Over Social Sexual Issues Is Destroying America

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Contraception, Birth Control, 2012 Election, Social Issues, Sexuality, Sex, Social Conservatives, Conservatives, Evangelical Voters, Evangelical Christians, Conservatism, Gop Primary, Evangelicals, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

How's it possible that the more religious America becomes the more the institution of marriage crumbles? A huge part of the problem is that we are mired in religious distractions that take us away from focusing on core issues.

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Santorum Wants You to Go Forth and Multiply

Robert Walker | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Population, Rick Santorum, Contraception, Family Planning, Birth Control, Social Issues, Politics News
Robert Walker

Is it because of the Biblical command, "Go forth and multiply," or does he have other reasons for making childbearing the central plank of his campaign? The voters of America deserve an answer to that question.

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Sam Stein

Democratic Governors Warn Obama Campaign To Avoid Focusing On Social Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Some of the nation's top Democratic governors are urging party leadership to avoid getting consumed by social issues, even as focusing o...

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Social Issues Could Turn Off Potential GOP Voters

Posted 02.24.2012

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By Patricia Zengerle FAIRFAX, Virginia--Colleen Wilson has all the makings of a foot soldier for whichever Republican becomes the nominee to op...

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Unemployment Sobers Up the GOP

Arthur Bruzzone | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Gop, Republican Primary, Social Issues, Politics News
Arthur Bruzzone

We'll see if Mitt Romney can emerge from the savage beating that he's endured in the primaries as hardened, strong and inspiring leader. In the end, the economy will decide his and President Obama's fate.

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Primary Focus May Come To Haunt GOP Candidates

AP | By CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 02.23.2012

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MESA, Ariz. -- The longer GOP presidential candidates compete for conservative activists' favor, the more they risk alienating centrist voters who mig...

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Romney Asked Repeatedly About Issue He Largely Avoided

AP | KASIE HUNT | Posted 04.22.2012

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By KASIE HUNT, The Associated Press SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that President Barack...

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They're Baaaaack

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling &n...

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Trash Television and the American Youth: Irresponsibility Overload

Bethany St. James | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Adult Industry, Reality TV, Television, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, College, Economy, Sex, Teen Pregnancy, Parenting, Producer, Tv, Social Issues, Promiscuity, Teenagers, TV News
Bethany St. James

For far too long, we have shirked our responsibilities as adults and allowed the television to take the reins.

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Economic Woes Could Trump Social Issues In GOP Race

AP | By JULIE PACE and BRUCE SMITH | Posted 01.14.2012

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PROSPERITY, S.C. -- Allen Koon had always picked his presidential candidates largely based on whether they shared his moral values and stances on issu...

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The Changing Face of Purpose In 2012

Carol Cone | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Cause Marketing, Citizen Consumers, Purpose, Responsible-Business, Social Issues, Impact News
Carol Cone

With the upheaval of last year still fresh in our minds, leading brands and corporations must learn to act in concert with citizen consumers, taking their concerns, and their collective power, seriously.

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Sam Stein

Romney Campaign Disavows Pro Gay-Rights Flyer

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.09.2012

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CONCORD, NH -- Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Sunday disavowed a flyer that claimed he supported "equal rights" for gay citizens and has long ...

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One American's Pretentious Resolutions for a Decisive New Year

Dorian de Wind | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Immigration, Human Rights, Social Issues, Family Values, 2012 Election, New Years Resolutions, Ideology, War, Politics News
Dorian de Wind

America does not have to choose between continuing to be the greatest nation on earth and being a compassionate, tolerant, inclusive and united society. It is the latter that has made America great.

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Key State Primary Voters Reveal Surprising Preference

AP | By JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 01.11.2012

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GREENVILLE, S.C. -- South Carolina's Christian conservatives, personified by Bob Jones University presidents and alums, have both made and broken pres...

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Help Wanted at the Top, Collaborative Skills Needed; Women May Apply

Judith Samuelson | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Long-Term Value Creation, Leadership, Women in Business, Virginia Rometty, Ibm, Social Issues, Collaboration, Business News
Judith Samuelson

America got some good news last week. Virginia M. Rometty was tapped as the next CEO of IBM. Rometty will be part of a very short, but expanding list of Fortune 500 CEOs who are women.

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Dear Republican Party: Talk Economics, Not Social Issues

Gary Johnson | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Gop, Freedom, Economic Crisis, Morality, Social Issues, Economy, Republicans, GOP Candidates, Economics, Republican 2012 Presidential Candidates, Republican Presidential 2012, Politics News
Gary Johnson

When I see Republican presidential candidates discussing morality as if the government were some type of watchdog and moral compass for America -- then I see the American electorate being turned away from the Republican Party.

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