Social Justice

What's The Matter With America?

by Anne Landman — October 10, 2010 - 11:37am

After the November, 2008 general election, former House Majority leader Tom Delay commented that rather than hold a formal inauguration, Barack Obama should have "a nice little chicken dinner, and then we'll save the $125 million." Then rumors emerged that Obama wasn't born in the U.S.

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The Village Voice, September 29, 2010

Will the NAIC Be a Hero for Consumers, or Insurers?

by Anne Landman — August 17, 2010 - 12:25pm

Wendell Potter is a former health insurance company executive, and he knows exactly how health insurance companies maximize profits at the expense of policyholders. Now Wendell is putting his inside knowledge of the industry to work -- for policyholders.

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Life and Health National Underwriter Insurance News, August 16, 2010

Israel's Spin Machine: It Keeps Spinning, and Spinning, and Spinning

by Steve Horn — June 9, 2010 - 6:08pm
  • Topics: Activism, Human Rights, International, Lobbying, Propaganda, Public Relations, Social Justice, War / Peace

    • As per usual, when push comes to shove, the right-wing Israeli government, along with the Israel Defense Forces spinmeisters, have gone back to the simple formula: when they do something illegal and barbaric, blame the victim, for the United States will obligingly agree and stand by that narrative. Like always, while the rest of the world protests in condemnation and speaks out against Israel's actions and crimes, the U.S. government stands by complicitly, continuing to shower Israel with over $3 billion per year in military aid into perpetuity.

    50th Anniversary of The Pill: Triumph and Controversy

    by Megha Desai — May 4, 2010 - 4:16pm
  • Topics: Religion, Social Justice, Women

    • In May of this year, the oral contraceptive known as "The Pill" turns 50 years old, and on this anniversary it is worth reflecting on the Pill's impact, and the obstacles women have faced in obtaining and using it.

    The pill first became available at a time when thirty states still banned the promotion of birth control. At first, its promotion was covert; doctors prescribed it for treatment of "female disorders." In the decades that followed, the pill was blamed for instigating the sexual revolution and encouraging promiscuity among young women. Little of this held true, as even Planned Parenthood required women to be married to receive the pill in the 1960s. At the time, one doctor explained it this way: “The presence of the pill does not make people decide to have sex. It is after they decide to have sex that they go get the pill.”

    Government Report Absolves ACORN of Voter Fraud

    by Anne Landman — December 27, 2009 - 12:18pm

    A newly-issued Congressional Research Service (CRS) study (pdf) on the activities of the community group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) found no evidence the group has eng

    Main Source: 
    New York Times, December 23, 2009

    Help Yourself to Deportation

    by Diane Farsetta — August 6, 2008 - 4:08pm

    Following a raid on a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa that's been condemned as "inhumane" and "a Kafkaesque travesty of justice," U.S.

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    Associated Press, August 6, 2008

    Puerto Rico: Not So Rico

    by Judith Siers-Poisson — July 30, 2008 - 10:36am

    Ed Morales takes the 110th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico as an opportunity to talk about its status. "The United States invaded the island on July 25, 1898, and claimed it as booty after the Spanish-American War.

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    Progressive Media Project, July 23, 2008

    Drilling Away at Poverty

    by Diane Farsetta — July 22, 2008 - 4:36pm

    On July 15, "an unlikely alliance" rallied in Washington DC to "stop the war on the poor" by increasing U.S. domestic oil and gas production.

    Main Source: 
    Greenwire (sub req'd), July 17, 2008

    See You Later, Alligator!

    by Anne Landman — July 16, 2008 - 1:15pm

    The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless plans to hand out free movie tickets, free passes to the Zoo, Denver's Museum of Nature and Science and other cultural attractions to homeless people during the Democratic National Convention August 25-28. They will even provide free bus tickets for the homeless to visit attractions that are beyond walking distance.

    Main Source: 
    Rocky Mountain News, July 16, 2008
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