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North Dakota House Passes Abortion Ban
North Dakota's House of Representatives has passed a bill effectively outlawing abortion.
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Unanimous ruling: Iowa Marriage No Longer Limited To One Man, One Woman
The Iowa Supreme Court this morning upheld a Polk County judge’s 2007 ruling that marriage should not be limited to one man and one woman.
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The Companies That Own Our Food
Chemical and pharmaceutical companies are highly invested in the future of our food and it can be very difficult to remove their influence from your habits.
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Factory Farming Practices Ruled Inhumane
Just because they're commonly used, does not mean they're humane. Or so that was the argument of the New Jersey Supreme Court in a recent ruling that struck... -
Protect Equal Rights and Freedom
The election is finally upon us, and as vital as it is that we vote for the right person, we also need to make sure we vote for the right laws and propositions.
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Obama Wins. Human Rights Declares (un)Victory as Prop 8 Passes
Dave O'Brien blogs about election night and his reaction to California's passing of the gay marriage ban, Proposition 8.
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Does Schwarzenegger Want To Terminate Prop 8?
While many liberals don't like Schwarzenegger, they should give props to him about this.
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Can President Obama Save the Environment?
President Bush has left a regulatory wasteland in his wake these last eight years, and it won't be easy for President Obama to undo all of the Bush rollbacks.
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Activists Rethink Their Gay-Marriage Tactics
The fight over gay marriage is not over in California, or anywhere else in the U.S.
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First, let's be clear. Video games are as varied as film, if not more so, and violent games represent a small fraction of what's out there.
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India Has Duty To Use Global Influence To Speak Out On Human Rights – UN Official
India has been urged by the UN to repeal it's human rights violations that were called “dated and colonial-era” laws.
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Afghan President Signs Law "Legalizing Rape"
Karzai rushed the new Shia Family Law through parliament in a shameless bid to win votes in advance of national elections.
Events
- Annual Fast and Vigil to End the Death Penalty Location: Supreme Court, Washington D.C.
People
- GeoWoof Venice, CA
Blog posts
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Introducing WHISPERS LIKE THUNDER the movie The true story of three Native American sisters who fought the government with guns, axes and the law to protect their ancestors burial grounds.The C...
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Recently I entered a contest about what Defeat Autism Now means to me. They have announced the winners. It is a contest I just wish that did not exist. There was some big news yesterday the headlin...
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Recently I entered a contest about what Defeat Autism Now means to me. They have announced the winners. It is a contest I just wish that did not exist. There was some big news yesterday the headlin...
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Ben Kingsley to play Native American Vice President in honor of the Wyandot Nation preserverence.
Variety FILM Posted: Mon., Nov. 17, 2008, 9:00pm PT 'Ben Kingsley's SBK announces slate' U.K.-based production co. readies six projects By TATIANA SIEGEL Whispers Like Thunder is an upcomin...
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The real surge, not the one in Iraq, for human rights came at the end of the last century. Communism disappeared without bullets flying. Southern Africans had majority rule. Military dictators had ...
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The real surge, not the one in Iraq, for human rights came at the end of the last century. Communism disappeared without bullets flying. Southern Africans had majority rule. Military dictators had ...
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Kelly Picks a Fight: Gay Haters
Let's be clear: I'm single and, while I absolutely abide by monogamy, I don't know that I would ever actually get married. I'm too restless and I take a vow before God as absolutely sacred. However...
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Do Kitten-Crushers and Dogfighters Have a Right to Distribute Videos?
The Supreme Court is investigating whether banning the sale of videos depicting cruelty to animals violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Proponents of overturning the 1999 b...
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Eco Maniac: Sowing the Seeds of Life
My pal Deborah Garcia (widow of Jerry) made a documentary a few years ago called The Future of Food. It's all about genetically engineered seeds and the subsequent problems that has spawned for far...
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I watched a couple of PBS videos last week about orcas and beluga whales that blew my mind and broke my heart. Of course, I'd just heard and met Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation...
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I Wish I Lived Somewhere Progressive ... Like IOWA!
Have you seen that sign before? Well if you have, I'm sure that you, like me, decided to go to a march for marriage equality on decision day, May 26th. Obviously, it's been all over the news. The...
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by Lily Mazahery August 06, 2006 12:01 PM EDT (Updated: August 24, 2006 01:47 PM EDT) In the early morning hours of a gloomy day in August of 2004, a 16 year old girl by the name of Atefeh ...
