By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League World AIDS Day came and went December 1. If only[…]
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Factory Farms Causing Asthma In Farm Kids
A new University of Iowa study has found that children raised on hog farms have a higher rate of asthma[…]
Read moreEqualizing School Funding
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League The long struggle to equalize funding of public schools—in order[…]
Read moreCommon Pesticide Causes Aggression & Brain Damage
Glufosinate, a pesticide used widely in the U.S. and whose residues have been found in the food and water supply,[…]
Read moreEPA Says Millions Breathe Polluted Air, But Takes No Action
On December 17th, Environmental Defense sharply criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to finalize long overdue standards[…]
Read moreHRC Statement On Arkansas Foster Parent Ruling
Human Rights Campaign National Field Director Seth Kilbourn made the following statement regarding a ruling by an Arkansas judge on[…]
Read moreLong Awaited Presidential Response to U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Report
On December 17th, the Administration responded to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Report, which has been a long, bi-partisan[…]
Read moreHRC Report Examines Full Scope Of 2004 GLBT State Legislation
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation recently released a new report examining the full breadth of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Applauds Passage Of Conservation Bill
On December 6th, Environmental Defense applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passage of S. 2856, legislation to protect working[…]
Read moreThe Ongoing Tsunami Tragedy
As most of you know, I rarely write editorials for the magazine anymore. However, in light of the horrible tsunami[…]
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