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'Gay Cure' Champion: I Was Wrong
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 2:29 PM EDT (The New York Times)
A psychiatrist who revolutionized how people view homosexuality has given a tearful apology for a study that supported the notion of a "gay cure." The New York Times looks at how Dr. Robert Spitzer conducted his study, withstood years of merciless criticism, and, suffering from P …
BREAKING: NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 7:11 PM EDT (Think Progress)
The board of the NAACP, the “nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization,” endorsed marriage equality at a meeting this afternoon. The move comes 10 days after President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage. The NAACP’s move comes a …
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 9:33 AM EDT ()
I’ve been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a garlic tart at high noon. It’s not that the word “privilege” is …
This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed?
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:09 PM EDT (The Nation)
Quote of the Week "People want to say people on welfare are sitting around. I've been hustling.
Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 4:55 PM EDT (Working In These Times)
The United States isn't unique when it comes to political and social crises related to immigration. Migrants in other parts of the world face similar, sometimes much harsher struggles. Even those who are "legal" are often extremely vulnerable to economic exploitation, ra …
AZ Sect. Of State Threatens To Remove Obama From Ballot Without Birth Certificate Verification From Hawaii
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 1:38 PM EDT ()
Yesterday, there was a bit of hoopla over a 1991 bio of President Barack Obama, in which a literary agent incorrectly wrote he was born in Kenya — fuel to the birther fire, without a doubt. Now, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is taking things a little further: thr …
Veterans Say No to NATO
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 10:23 PM EDT (RSN.Org)
Veterans of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are now challenging the occupation of Chicago. This week, NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is holding the largest meeting in its 63-year history there. Protests and rallies will confront the two-day summit, facing o …
Judge Blocks Controversial NDAA
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 9:31 PM EDT (Courthousenews.com)
MANHATTAN (CN) - A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction late Wednesday to block provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that would allow the military to indefinitely detain anyone it accuses of knowingly or unknowingly supporting terrorism. &nbs …
Nine-Year-Old Josef Miles Stages Counter-Protest Against Westboro Baptist Church Protesters
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:38 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Nine-year-old Josef Miles and his mother, Patty Akrouche, were walking around the Washburn University campus in Topeka, Kan., on Saturday when they saw a group of Westboro Baptist Church protesters armed with signs. The Church is infamous for using pickets with phrases like "G …
Why do conservatives hate freedom?
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 12:52 PM EDT (Salon.com)
Why do conservatives hate freedom? The question may be startling. After all, don’t conservatives claim they are protecting liberty in America against liberal statism, which they compare to communism or fascism? But the conservative idea of “freedom” is a very …
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