Sean Bell Shooting: Police Raids Test Delicate Balance Sought by Mayor, African-American Leaders
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League The recent tragic police shooting of 23-year-old Sean Bell near[…]
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UN Says Livestock Adding To Climate Change In A Big Way
A new report from the United Nations says that the world's rapidly expanding livestock herds are responsible for 18% of[…]
Read moreEU Begins To Remove Thousands Of Toxic Chemicals From Consumer Products
The European Union has passed one of the most far-reaching consumer and environmental protection regulations ever. EU's REACH ( Registration,[…]
Read moreMonsanto's Pesticide Breeding Giant Superweeds
The discovery of a pesticide-resistant weed that can grow up to 10 feet tall has cotton farmers in the Southern[…]
Read moreUSDA Stacks Government Organic Panel With Industry Reps
The OCA recently blew the whistle on the USDA's appointment of four new representatives to the National Organic Standards Board[…]
Read moreFDA Moves To Force-Feed American Consumers Cloned Animals
Despite a September survey found that 64% of Americans are repulsed by the idea of eating food from cloned animals,[…]
Read moreNew Jersey Becomes Third State to Secure Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples
Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued[…]
Read morePresident Signs Ryan White Reauthorization
The following statement was made on December 19th by Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign, upon signage by[…]
Read moreSenate Secures Passage of Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization
On December 6th, the United States Senate passed, by unanimous consent, a compromise version to reauthorize funding for the Ryan[…]
Read moreNAACP Commends U.S. Congress for Reauthorizing Ryan White Care Act
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) applauds the passage of the Ryan White CARE Act, while[…]
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