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Conservatives: Immigration’s Bad for the Environment 11 Mar 2010, 7:23 pm

Originally posted on RaceWireBy Jamilah KingAs the immigration reform debate heats up on Capitol Hill, right wing opponents are uping the ante with sensationalist and factually inaccurate claims. The latest? Immigration increases the country’s ecological footprint.This latest claim came as part of a new report released by Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), an alleged front [...]

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Job Creation Begins at Home 11 Mar 2010, 7:19 pm

By Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO, Green For AllOriginally published on TheRoot.comToday the Senate Energy Committee will begin debating a weatherization bill known as Home Star that aims to make American homes more energy efficient, while creating thousands of American jobs in the process. Home Star has the potential to significantly reduce residential energy consumption, saving consumers [...]

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Shocking Graphic Reveals Why a Big Mac Costs Less Than a Salad 11 Mar 2010, 6:16 pm

A picture is worth a thousand words, right? So here’s one for you.This graphic was recently published by the Consumerist, with the few words, “This is why you’re fat.”The New York Times had a little bit more to say about the graphic, which by the way was put together by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. [...]

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Scandal-Ridden GOP Seizes on Ethics Issues — Really? 11 Mar 2010, 6:03 pm

This post was originally published on the Washington Monthly. Of all the issues for Republicans to seize on, ethics in Congress may be the most tone-deaf of them all.In the wake of a handful of Democratic scandals, Republicans are piling on, hoping to associate Democrats with the same stink that brought down the Republican majority: corruption. [...]

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Bill Maher: I’m Not Gay, But Massa Is 11 Mar 2010, 4:45 pm

In a segment on last night’s edition of MSNBC’s “Countdown,” comedian Bill Maher, host of the HBO show, “Real Time,” went to great lengths to explain how he’s not gay, but former Congressman Eric Massa, D-N.Y., probably is. Maher’s comments were made in response to guest host Lawrence O’Donnell’s sarcastic opening question to Maher: “Are [...]

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Just How Ridiculous Are Texas’ Textbook Standards? 11 Mar 2010, 4:27 pm

Yesterday, March 10, 2010, was a very busy day for educators in the South. In a bad way.First, a high school in Mississippi announced it would rather call off its annual senior dance than let two lesbians attend (according to a statement, the district’s policy requires that dates be of the opposite sex). Officials said [...]

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Jon Stewart on Rep. Eric Massa’s Shenanigans and Glenn Beck’s Big FAIL 11 Mar 2010, 3:01 pm

On Wednesday’s Daily Show, Stewart delivered a pun-riddled analysis of Massa’s recent resignation before turning his sights on Glenn Beck. Beck’s interview of Massa, according to Stewart, was not a total waste of time. In fact, the right-wing pundit may have picked up a new sign-off line.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p [...]

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Shocker: Living in Sin Not So Bad After All 11 Mar 2010, 2:59 pm

Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com’s Broadsheet calls out the New York Times for misrepresenting statistics in the title of their article, “Living Together First Doesn’t Make Marriage Last, Study Finds.” Clark-Flory examines the statistics of said study and looks to other sources to sum up with her title “Living in sin not so bad after [...]

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Disgusting Ad Promises to Round-Up and Remove Native People Like Wild Animals 11 Mar 2010, 2:32 pm

By Valerie Taliman, Navajo, president of Three Sisters Media, Race-Talk contributorOriginally published in Indian Country TodayJust as we think we’re making progress, another hate crime rears its ugly head. And this time, it’s against our children.Last week the Web site UsedWinnipeg.com ran an advertisement headlined “Native Extraction Service” with a photograph [...]

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How Some Leading Environmental Groups Are Putting Profit Before Planet 11 Mar 2010, 2:00 pm

They are supporting a system they know will lead to ecocide, because more revenue will run through their accounts, for a while, as the collapse occurs.

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