While American society wrestles, still, with the question of who is an American—that is, with who is entitled to equal[…]
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Acts of Kindness: What Human Beings Do
Hs name is Louis, that’s all I know. That and the fact that he works for Morgan Stanley, the giant[…]
Read moreHouse Passes Animal Cruelty Amendment To Juvenile Justice Bill
In August, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) succeeded in amending H.R. 1900, the Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of[…]
Read morePolar Bears Suffering In Carribean Heat
For polar bears, who normally swim up to sixty miles a day and roam across thousands of miles of ice[…]
Read moreThe Question Of Judging
Recently it came up again. The question of judging others or the question of how we might keep from being[…]
Read moreThe NAACP Says Its Work Goes On
Julian Bond, NAACP Chairman of the Board, recently said that the NAACP’s work for freedom and justice must continue in[…]
Read moreNAACP Hails End Of 30-Year Battle For Low-Income Homes In New Jersey
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)on September 7th hailed the end of a 30-year battle to[…]
Read moreN. C. Environmental Defense Praises Clean Smokestacks Bill
On September 4th, North Carolina Environmental Defense praised members of the N.C. General Assembly for reaching a compromise on the[…]
Read moreViolence at Home
By Ingrid Newkirk Is it a coincidence that, in the wake of the attacks on Washington and New York, most[…]
Read moreTerror en Terra – Mixed Messages in the Eye of the Storm
Returning to Manhattan a few days following the atrocity that took place at the World Trade Center, I found myself[…]
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