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'Prostitution Pledge' Injunction Appeal Dropped By DOJ

RH Reality Check | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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During a press briefing at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto in 2006, a young Bangladeshi woman invited by the organization for which I was...

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ICE: Above the Law?

William Fisher | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

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William Fisher

Civil liberties advocates say the immigration detention system has caused an as-yet unknown number of deaths in recent years and subjected thousands of immigrants to inhumane conditions.

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

Michael DeJong | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

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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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Starbucks Offers Better Same-Sex Medical Benefits Than Obama

Kase Wickman | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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Kase Wickman

A gay Starbucks barista's wife gets better medical benefits than if she was married to a female senator.

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EU Intel Fine and New DoJ Antitrust Ambiguity Hurts America's Crown Jewel Tech Companies

Gary Shapiro | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business

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Gary Shapiro

I am sad to see one of America's greatest technology companies saddled with a record-setting $1.4 billion fine, a payment which will simply fund the E...

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Part II - Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World

Lucia Brawley | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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Lucia Brawley

Culture has always been among America's greatest exports. And, "The arts can be life-saving and life-affirming for young people who have been discarded by the culture."

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GOP Senator Previews Attacks On Obama DOJ Nominees

Legal Times | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Amid lopsided support Monday for Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., one Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee had some pointed criticism ...

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ACLU To Obama: Release Secret Bush Memos

Raw Story | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is calling on the Justice Department to release Bush administration documentation pertaining to torture, sur...

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Iraqi Canadian Charged With Spying For Saddam While In US

Theglobeandmail.com | KATE HAMMER | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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An Iraqi-born Canadian citizen who was detained on Christmas Eve as he tried to enter the United States has been charged with conspiring to spy for Sa...

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A Promise for Our Children

Carol Chodroff | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Carol Chodroff

The Youth PROMISE Act Rejects "one size fits all" approaches that will funnel more youth -- particularly poor youth and youth of color -- into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

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DOJ Investigating Price Fixing Among Chocolate Makers

Reuters | Aarthi Sivaraman, Justin Grant and Diane Bartz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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The U.S. Justice Department is looking into possible price fixing in the chocolate industry, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday on its Web s...

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Waxman Letter To Mukasey On Plame Investigation

Office of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Dear Mr. Attorney General: I am writing to seek your assistance in the Oversight Committee's investigation into the circumstances surrounding the lea...

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