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Immigrants Fighting Hard to Stay in U.S.
Society & Culture  (tags: politics, society, rights, illegal immigrants, illegal immigration, ethics, culture, humans, news, world )

Cal
- 3 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Without government benefits, many feel pressure to pull up stakes
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Authorities Pose No Obstacle to Shady AIDS Charity's Fundraising
Society & Culture  (tags: government, corruption, culture, news, health, society, politics )

Cal
- 7 days ago - motherjones.com
An investigation raised red flags about the Center for AIDS Prevention's fundraising. Three months later, the group is still at it--even though authorities are aware of its activities.
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Texas School District Has No Right To Force Native American Boy To Cut Hair, Says Americans United
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Religion, culture, society, rights, politics, government, freedoms, education, children, ethics )

Kat
- 8 days ago - au.org
Officials at a Texas public school have no right to force a Native American elementary school student to cut his hair, which he wears long for religious reasons, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State...
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June 26th Statement From Leonard Peltier
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Leonard Peltier, AIM, culture, society, rights, ethics, humans, freedoms, sadness, news, politics, americans, abuse )

Kat
- 8 days ago - freepeltiernow.blogspot.com
Greetings my friends and relatives, I want to start off this statement or speech or whatever you want to call it by saying again as I've said before thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting me and for standing up for...
42 comments
Paterson Vows Vote on Gay Marriage Before Break
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, family, freedoms, gayrights, government, interesting, politics, religion, safety, society, violence )

Kit
- 11 days ago - nytimes.com
"If the senators do not cooperate with this order, I will convene a special session every day until they do," the governor said at the news conference. "That includes Saturdays and Sundays. That includes July 4. There will be no excuses."
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Fifth Statewide Standing Bear Day, Nebraska Recognizes Ponca Chief
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Prejudice, Genocide, Politics, government, culture, society, ethics, rights, americans, humans, interesting )

Kat
- 17 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
OMAHA, Neb. - The state of Nebraska dedicated May 15 as Standing Bear Day amid a week of memorials. Commemorations celebrated the 130th anniversary of the Ponca chief's landmark court case, which declared American Indians were legally human...
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Thousands in Australia Rally to Urge Greater Environmental Protection
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, humans, goodnews, activists, world, interesting, politics )

Cal
- 19 days ago - voanews.com
Thousands of demonstrators have rallied across Australia to demand greater government action to protect the environment.
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15 Shocking Tales of How Sex Laws Are Screwing the American People
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, freedoms, gayrights, government, interesting, internet, media, police, politics, religion, rights, society )

Kit
- 20 days ago - alternet.org
The older I get, the luckier I feel not to have been busted for breaking a sex law. It's not that I have been doing anything particularly scandalous. Public sex sure isn't my thing, and I'm not in the habit of spamming my friends and colleagues with....
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California's Water Woes Threaten the Entire Country's Food Supply
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, children, culture, dishonesty, education, environment, government, health, humans, internet, news, politics, religion, rights, society, violence )

Kit
- 20 days ago - alternet.org
Nearly a third of the country's food supply comes from California, but drought there may be a catastrophe for farmers -- and the rest of us. "We're looking at a scenario where there's no more agriculture in California. I don't actually see how they can--
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What We Need Is Here
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, education, humans, government, politics, religion )

Robert
- 20 days ago - columbiamagazine.com
The Sermon on the Mount begins with the beatitudes and Jesus charges his audience to "love their enemies, turn the other cheek, give to those who beg, and avoid hypocritical judgments."
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From Wall Street to Wisconsin to Health Care For All
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, government, health, humans, news, politics, safety, society )

Kit
- 21 days ago - ourfuture.org
What's the point of an exchange? Well, it would set some ground rules for how insurance is bought and sold, just as there are rules for how stocks are traded in the market. For example, insurers wouldn't be allowed to sell policies that exclude....
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Mexico Removes Official Who Oversaw Day-Care Center
Society & Culture  (tags: Mexican government, politics, day care center, children, sadness, death, safety, risks, protection, investigation )

Dee
- 22 days ago - edition.cnn.com
(CNN) -- Mexico's Institute of Social Security, which oversaw the day-care facility where 44 children died in a fire last week, removed its director in the state where the tragedy occurred, the state-run news agency Notimex reported.
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People of Niger Delta See New Beginning in Settlement for Executions
Society & Culture  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', HumanRights, humanrights, humans, africa, politics, habitatdestruction, environment, law, activists, world )

Cal
- 23 days ago - latimes.com
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay $15.5 million in the 1995 slayings of nine environmental and human rights advocates. Local ethnic groups hope it is a first step in righting 50 years of wrongs.
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Domestic Terrorism at the Holocaust Museum
Society & Culture  (tags: politics, racism, extremists, law, violence, death, society, news, murder, government )

Cal
- 23 days ago - motherjones.com
Suspected shooter James von Brunn has well-established ties to white supremacist organizations and the far right.
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Change.Org - Food For Thought
Society & Culture  (tags: children, schools, politics, education, food, culture, society, safety, americans, health, prevention, protection, research, safety, nutrition, diet, Sustainabililty, environment, conservation, animals, farms, vegetarians, meat, beef, pork, obesity )

Tom
- 27 days ago - change.org
Teach children how to save our natural resources, feed our hungry brothers and sisters in the world, respect and protect animals, and take better care of ourselves. We can be more compassionate, healthier, and smarter by simply changing our eating habits.
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