The Year of the Protest
The Year 2000 brought us tear gas, rubber pellets, black ski masks, and giant puppets. Will it continue?History will find it fitting that 2000 neared its end in a burst of anti-capitalist dissent. The...
View ArticleGearing Up for the Pro-Choice Battle
With a pro-life president in the White House, pro-choice forces worry that reproductive rights may be severely limited. Is the fear warranted?ON APRIL 22, pro-choice advocates marched on Washington to...
View ArticleFalse Alarm
A new machine designed to ferret out drug smugglers among prison visitors is targeting grandmothers, substance-abuse counselors, and other innocent bystanders.IN THE FIGHT to keep drugs out of prisons,...
View ArticleCharitable Complications
$1.4 billion has been raised for the September 11 survivors. But many of the grieving and out-of-work still haven't seen a relief check. What's going on?Is it fair that the family of a New York...
View ArticleChurch Chat
How will the scandal affect the Church's teachings, values and perhaps more importantly, its political influence? A reform-minded Catholic sounds off.Not a day goes by without the emergence of some new...
View ArticleThis Isn't a Free Ride
Gay-rights protesters at the Democractic convention are concerned that the party is taking them for granted.Glenn Amoroso, a 42-year-old gay man from Chicago, has distributed fliers denouncing...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Speaks
But what did he say?Progressive Democrats were out in full force on Thursday afternoon – the final day of the Democratic National Convention – at their own "shadow" convention, held across the Charles...
View ArticleEnvironmental Racism Persists, and the EPA is One Reason Why
The EPA office tasked with policing alleged civil rights abuses is chronically unresponsive to complaints and has never made a formal finding of discrimination.The invasion of sewer flies moved...
View ArticleEnvironmental Racism Has Long Been Ignored by the EPA, but Not Anymore
For the first time, the agency will conduct targeted compliance reviews.The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Civil Rights will more aggressively evaluate recipients of EPA funding to ensure...
View ArticleEPA's Environmental Justice Plan Would Perpetuate Racism, Opponents Say
Opponents argue that the Environmental Justice's 2020 proposal is heavy on process and light on tangible steps to address discrimination. While touting the importance of environmental justice, the U.S....
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