By Carla Bennett When I was growing up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, my family took drives at twilight to[…]
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Canned Hunt Bill Clears Important Hurdle
On November 14th, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed by voice vote the Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, a bill to[…]
Read moreIgnoring Health Risk EPA To Authorize Air Pollution Increases Nationwide
The Bush Administration recently put forward policies that will expose Americans to harmful air pollution by broadly exempting power plants[…]
Read moreWorld AIDS Day: Confronted By The Choice Of Ignorance vs. Education
By Elizabeth Birch, HRC Executive Director World AIDS Day is a time to observe new scientific breakthroughs, examine the current[…]
Read moreOn Unemployment: Washington Behaving Badly
By: Hugh B. Price President National Urban League 317,100 in California. 213,100 in Texas. 176,900 in New York State. 93,200[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Lawsuit Forces EPA To Protect Public From Smog
On November 13th, Environmental Defense and several other organizations announced the settlement of a lawsuit forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection[…]
Read moreHRC Asks For Clarification On Sen. Santorum's Call To Allow Discrimination
Welfare Reform Bill Would 'Override' State Laws and Gay Civil Rights On November 25th, The Human Rights Campaign expressed deep[…]
Read moreProgress At Glacial Speed Equals Tokenism
By: Lee A. Daniels Director of Publications National Urban League [Guest columnist] It was, as has been famously said, a[…]
Read moreArmy Corps Exaggerates Demand For Longer Mississippi River Locks
On November 14th, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers economist and whistleblower Donald Sweeney criticized the Army Corps for using economic[…]
Read moreGays Comprise 5 Percent Of Electorate In 2002, New Poll Finds
The gay, lesbian and bisexual community made up 5 percent of the electorate during the 2002 midterm elections, according to[…]
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