Government Without A Brain
The USDA has announced an interim rule that will allow for controversial "biopharm" crops, genetically engineered to create industrial chemicals[…]
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Elephant Importation is Cruel and Unnecessary
By Kathy Guillermo In the dead of night on August 23, seven elephants who came from a 90,000-plus acre reserve[…]
Read moreDeath Knell For Whales: Iceland Resumes Whaling!
Newspapers from Japan to Los Angeles are reporting that Icelandic whaling ships have killed their first whale, just one day[…]
Read moreSave Lota The Elephant From Circus Abuse
Lota the elephant has endured a miserable life in captivity for nearly fifty years, and it's time for her to[…]
Read moreComing Soon: More Captive Dolphins In Jamaica?
A disturbing trend is spreading across the Jamaican tourist industry: captive dolphins. Right now, there are two existing facilities—one with[…]
Read moreNavy's New Target: Island Water Buffalo
In Guam, the U.S. Navy has hired sharpshooters to kill members of the island's water buffalo population, claiming that the[…]
Read moreEmpowering Black Educational Achievement
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Next year, 2004, will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the[…]
Read moreBlack America’s Unfinished March on Washington
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League This past weekend thousands of Americans gathered in Washington—joined in[…]
Read moreFixing Black America’s Crisis in Unemployment
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League At first glance, the federal Department of Labor monthly report[…]
Read moreAmerican Bar Association Supports Equal Protections For Children Of Same-Sex Parents
The American Bar Association (ABA), the nation's largest legal group, approved a policy on August 12th that supports equal protections[…]
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