MLK Day 2012: Celebrating the Legacy of a Hero
And I would like to use as a basis for our thinking together some of the great noble words from our Declaration of Independence – “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these
The State of the Union and Reproductive Rights
The State of the Union and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Celebrate Religious Freedom Day
Most everyone knows that Monday is a day celebrating the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr., but did you also know that Monday is
Colbert Bid Sheds Light on Citizens United Flaws
Last Thursday, Stephen Colbert shook up the 2012 Presidential primary season by announcing that he was forming an exploratory
The State of the Union and LGBT Equality
Since September 2010, there has been a first-ever focus on the crises that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth face in America’s schools.
Stopping Piracy or Censoring the ‘Net?
A Year of the Arab Spring: How Far Have We Come?
A year ago this week President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia resigned in the face of public protests, a month after the self-immolation that inspired unpreceden
The State of Union and Economic Justice
As the economic recovery has continued to lag, many of the most vulnerable members in American society have come under increased threat.