The Need for Corporate Campaign Finance Reform
The recent Supreme Court decision to recognize corporations’ rights to exercise free speech the way individuals do represents a step backward in the
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Stop Killing and Starvation of Samburu People in Kenya
For the past 8 months, the Kenyan government has carried out a brutal campaign of violence against indigenous Samburu People in north-central Kenya, using their own police and military forces as well as government-funded mercenaries from Somalia. The most infamous attack took place in April, when mi
The Angola Three
Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace are three black men who have served time at Angola. Robert King has been in solitary confinement for over twenty-nine years because he allegedly stabbed and killed a white prison guard in the 1970’s. All evidence in the case, however, reveals that Ki
Cops Taze Disturbed, Unarmed Naked Man to Death for “Walking Toward Them”
In June, Brian Cardall was driving home to Arizona from Utah when he stopped his car, removed his clothes and flagged down vehicles on the road. This happened due to his bipolar disorder. His wife had given him medication and informed the police of her husband’s condition and that it would tak
Human Trafficking in the United States
Every year an estimated 700,000 to two million women and children are trafficked globally. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimates that almo
The True Cost of Abstinence-Only Funding
While the debate rages on today in the House and Senate about how to teach our children about sex and how much money this education will take, the tru
16 Cattle Drop Dead Near Mysterious Fluid at Gas Drilling Site
Sixteen cattle were found dead after apparently ingesting a mysterious fluid next to a natural gas drilling rig in northwestern Louisiana throughout t
Global Warming Threatens Alaska’s Waters with Acidification
Over time, Alaska has been affected by global warming through shrinking glaciers, costal erosion, and melting sea ice in the Artic that impacts marine
Accidental Release of Toxic Chemicals Pollutes Air and Water in Louisiana
Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals and millions of gallons of polluted water into state water were released as a consequence of frequent accidents
New York Park Exploits Vanishing Amazon Resource
The group behind the creation of High Line Park in New York built all of the seating and decking with wood from the Amazon Rainforests. Ipe, the typ
World Bank Pledges to Save Trees, Then Helps Cut Down Amazon
The World Bank, funded by British taxpayers, has pledged an undisclosed amount of money to fund programs that avoid deforestation in the Amazon. Howev
Uranium linked to disabled children
The U.K Observer reported that an overwhelming rise in the number of children from Punjabi, India, who were born with birth defects, mental abnormalit
Personal Computers [“PC’s]- are they becoming no longer personal?
The Obama administration is currently working with a group of UN nations on the development of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade agreement, ACTA. The new