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from Animal Welfare
Rancher Threatens To Shoot Cattle
Here’s an ironic story; 3,000 cattle in Australia may be shot on Wednesday as a result of a ban that was supposed to protect them from acts of c...
by: Sharon S.
from Education
Irish Teachers Not Comfortable Tackling Anti-Gay Bullying
  At a Department of Education in-service course in Dublin, Irish primary school teachers have said they do not feel comfortable or are afraid to...
by: Steve W.
from Education
Can Learning Japanese or Chinese Help Dyslexia?
Learning Japanese or Chinese can help students with dyslexia, the neurologically-based learning disability: That might sound counter-logical, given th...
by: Kristina C.
from Politics
Obama Earns NEA Endorsement
During Monday’s annual convention, the National Education Association voted to support President Barack Obama in his reelection, nabbing the Dem...
by: Robin M.
from Women's Rights
Midwives: The Vital Link To Saving Millions Of Newborns [VIDEO]
Catherine Ojo has seen more than her fair share of preterm infants in the 28 years she’s been a midwife in northern Nigeria. Every year, more th...
by: Suzi P.
from Women's Rights
American Housewives Fascination Spawns “The Real Housewives of the Bible”
  It’s the guilty pleasure reality show mega-success we hate to love and love to hate: the “Real Housewives” series.  Uninhibit...
by: Angela B.
from Women's Rights
SlutWalk Movement Reaches Mexico City
Last month, the SlutWalk movement ignited by the Toronto police officer who told a group of college students they should avoid dressing like sluts so ...
by: Ximena R.
from Women's Rights
Women’s Worlds: Ottawa Welcomes International Feminist Conference
  Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is playing host to a major international feminist conference this week. Women’s Worlds 2011, which has abo...
by: Annie U.
from Women's Rights
Wear Makeup or Leave, Harrods Tells Employee
For refusing to wear makeup, 24-year-old Melanie Stark, says she was “driven out” of her job as a sales assistant at the luxury Harrods de...
by: Kristina C.
from Real Food
Red Wine is “Exercise in a Bottle”?
An ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, can — based on experiments done in rats, mind you — negate the effects of a sedentary lifestyle ac...
by: Kristina C.
from Health Policy
Indian Minister Calls Sex Between Men a ‘Disease’
  Indian LGBT rights groups have decried Indian health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s comments made Monday at a HIV/AIDS forum where he said t...
by: Steve W.
from Environment & Wildlife
The Tiny Insect That Sounds Like the Subway (VIDEO)
If you were asked to name what you think what the loudest animal is, what might you guess? Something large — perhaps the sperm whale? That would...
by: Kristina C.
from Environment & Wildlife
Vietnam Era Weapon Being Used to Clear the Amazon
  Written by Stephen Messenger, a Treehugger blogger Agent Orange is one of the most devastating weapons of modern warfare, a chemical which kill...
by: Care2 Causes Editors
from Real Food
Video: The Permaculture Garden
  Change is going to happen whether you believe in it or not. Perhaps it is time to move beyond non-productive political carping at each other an...
by: Gena H.
from Politics
White Nationalists March Into 2012 Elections
The GOP presidential field may get a little bigger and a whole lot whiter should David Duke enter the race. The former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Kla...
by: Jessica P.
from Civil Rights
The Very Unaccommodating Skies: Travel for the Disabled Is One Bumpy Ride
People always associate summertime with travel. For many travelers with disabilities, and for my husband Jim Fisher and I as parents of an autistic te...
by: Kristina C.
from Trailblazers For Good
Transformation Through Fused Glass
  A cocoon is a place of growth, of transformation, and even a place of creativity. Suzanne Balestri of Cocoon Designs named her business after t...
by: Tracy P.
from Real Food
Canada Safeway Joins Sustainable Seafood Movement
  Canada Safeway is joining the ranks of major corporations moving toward sustainable seafood policies. In April 2011, the U.S.-based parent comp...
by: cathrynw
from Human Rights
Obama Asks Texas to Spare Mexican Man the Death Penalty
In a controversial move, President Barack Obama intervened in a capital punishment case in Texas, attempting to block the execution of a Mexican man c...
by: Amelia T.
from Human Rights
British Tabloid Accused of Hacking Murdered Girl’s Phone
Almost ten years ago, a 13-year-old girl named Milly Dowler disappeared on her way to school, and a desperate six-month search began.  In the first da...
by: Amelia T.
from Human Rights
Casey Anthony Acquitted of Murder, Manslaughter and Child Abuse
  Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her two-year old daughter, was acquitted today of that charge but convicted on 4 counts of lying to law enf...
by: Cynthia S.
from Politics
Our Daily Debt Ceiling: Going Nowhere Fast
We are one day closer to defaulting on our debt, and all we hear is talk, talk, talk. And, if some GOP senators have their way, we’ll continue t...
by: Robin M.
from Politics
Tim Pawlenty: I Won! [VIDEO]
While Minnesota is struggling with its second shutdown in a decade, mostly due to a budget deficit left behind by former Governor Tim Pawlenty, Pawlen...
by: Robin M.
from Politics
Budgets Reflect Moral Choices As Much As Fiscal Realities
At their core municipal budgets, like their federal counterparts, are a reflection of social priorities, an expression of the social contract that bin...
by: Jessica P.
from Politics
Now Mitt Carries Small Bills For Photo Ops
Mitt Romney isn’t quite like most of us in America.  Oh, he says he is.  After all, he’s out of work, too, so he can feel your pain on the...
by: Robin M.
from Politics
Victims’ Families Block Cairo-Suez Highway After Police Out on Bail
After seven police officers charged with killing protesters in Suez during the Egyptian revolution were released free on bail on Monday, hundreds clas...
by: Kristina C.
from Politics
Pastors Encourage Harrisburg Mayor’s Public Prayer and Fasting
The trend of politicians publicly appealing to God for help with worldly problems like financial crises, environmental issues and moral values seems t...
by: Amelia T.
from Politics
Minnesota Shut Down – State Senator Demands Governor’s Resignation
As if telling Minnesotans that only people earning more than $1 million “actually work hard,” the state Republicans are continuing to up t...
by: Robin M.
from Politics
Romney Runs From Defense Spending And Other Fourth Videos
Working a holiday means meeting lots of new potential voters. But it also means dealing with dissent, as Mitt Romney learned on his parade route. Mich...
by: Robin M.
from Politics
Morning Mix: Everyone Loves A Parade!
The Fourth of July means a lot of patriotism, fireworks and potato salad.  It also means a lot of events and glad handing for politicos.  So who’...
by: Robin M.
 
 
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