By Alka Chandna, Ph.D. In the weeks since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched its Animal Liberation Project[…]
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Amendment to Head Start Bill Allows Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
On september 22nd, long-established civil rights protections faced another attack in the House of Representatives with the passage of an[…]
Read moreYour Favorite Drug Dealers Share Their Secrets
Over the last decade, the doctor-patient relationship roles have changed dramatically in the U.S. Traditionally, a patient would visit a[…]
Read moreRacial Profiling: For the People Who Don’t Look Like Us
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League Many of us, still reeling physically and psychologically from the back-to-back battering[…]
Read moreWeighing The Importance Of Ethics Vs. Affordability
Is it really just too hard and expensive to produce organic food? A group of market analysts and public officials[…]
Read moreHurricane Katrina’s Continuing Crisis
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League Throughout the stricken Gulf region, the flood waters are receding, civil order[…]
Read moreThousands Of EPA Scientists Issue Warning On Fluoride
Over 7,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees have called on Congress to pass a moratorium on the use of[…]
Read moreWhat Has become Visible: A Matter of Fairness
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League "Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster," Jim[…]
Read moreOrganics & Excessive Packaging
Eco-conscious consumers are increasingly suffering ethical short-circuits while shopping. Yes, those organic crackers were made from organic wheat that was[…]
Read moreStatement of Environmental Defense on House Passage of "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act"
Following the passage of Rep. Richard Pombo's (R-CA) endangered species bill in the House, Environmental Defense urged the Senate to[…]
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