What the United States Government Should Do to Promote Human Rights in the Middle East
As people throughout the Middle East and North Africa continue to demand their basic rights and freedoms in the face[…]
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The Sierra Club Announces “The Best Internship on Earth” for 2011
The Sierra Club has opened up applications for the second year of the wildly popular “Best Internship on Earth” for[…]
Read moreNew Dietary Guidelines Are ‘Fishy’
By Paula Moore Every five years, the government reminds Americans that we need to start eating better—more fruits and vegetables,[…]
Read moreR. Sargent Shriver: Architect of the Great Society
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Break mirrors…Shatter the glass. In our society that is so self-absorbed,[…]
Read moreHawaii’s Humane Advocates Lobby for Animals at State Capitol
Animal advocates from across the state rallied at the state capitol in Honolulu to urge their legislators to enact stronger[…]
Read moreHouse Bill Amendment to Dedicate Gulf Oil Spill Fines to Gulf Restoration Praised
Seven nonprofit advocacy groups praised an amendment in an updated oil spill response bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Ed Markey[…]
Read moreHouse Vote Kicks Americans While They’re Down
On February 19th the House of Representatives passed a funding bill, or Continuing Resolution, that rolls back bedrock government programs that[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Rescues Nearly 100 Dogs from Tenn. Puppy Mill
The Humane Society of the United States was called in by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department to lead the rescue[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns The Loss of A.M.E. Logan
The NAACP mourns the passing of A.M.E. Logan, a pioneer of the NAACP’s work in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil[…]
Read moreNAACP Stands In Solidarity With Wisconsin Workers
Thousands of workers at this very moment are protesting in the streets and at the capitol of Wisconsin against Governor[…]
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