On september 22nd, long-established civil rights protections faced another attack in the House of Representatives with the passage of an[…]
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Racial 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 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 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 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[…]
Read moreAre Animal Rights Activists Racist?
By Alka Chandna, Ph.D. In the weeks since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched its Animal Liberation Project[…]
Read moreAdministration Announces Plan to Double Dedicated Access Privilege Programs for Commercial Fishing
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez took an important step forward today in modernizing how the government governs fishing by proposing[…]
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 moreNC Task Force Says Addressing Global Warming Offers State Major Economic Opportunities
North Carolina can take advantage of major economic opportunities if it starts planning now to address global warming, according to[…]
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[…]
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