Human Rights
Dignity and freedom for all.
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North Carolina’s Fight for Marriage Equality Continues
by Sue Sturgisposted May 15, 2012 - In the wake of North Carolina’s new amendment banning same-sex marriage, couples across the state are protesting by requesting marriage licenses.
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Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me—and My Tribe
by Madeline Ostranderposted May 10, 2012 - Heather Purser set out to win gay marriage rights within the Suquamish Tribe and found herself on a personal journey toward self-acceptance.
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Changing the Course of Dyslexia
by Bob Broudoposted May 02, 2012 - President and headmaster Bob Broudo of Landmark School passionately believes that we have a civic responsibility to help students with language-based learning disabilities discover who they are as learners and how they can learn.
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A Fair Trade iPad? How Apple Could Change the Industry's Game
by Heidi Bruceposted May 01, 2012 - This year's public outcry against Apple and Foxconn factory conditions might finally point electronics production in a fairer direction.
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Rabbi Steven Greenberg: Advocate for Acceptance
by Shannan Stollposted May 01, 2012 - Bringing personal warmth and serious scholarship to advocacy for marriage equality in Orthodox Judaism.
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In Japan, a Mothers’ Movement Against Nuclear Power
by Heidi Hutnerposted Apr 25, 2012 - The Fukushima disaster has brought a powerful new demographic to Japan’s anti-nuclear movement: mothers.
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Stand Your Ground to Stop the Violence
by Sarah van Gelderposted Mar 27, 2012 - What can be done to stop needless violence like the killing of Trayvon Martin?
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Occupy’s Front Line Moves to the Front Lawn
by Laura Gottesdienerposted Mar 19, 2012 - Closing down banks and holding up families, the fight against unjust foreclosures takes off.
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Let It Not Happen Again
by Clarence Moriwakiposted Feb 17, 2012 - Reflections on the 70th anniversary of Japanese American incarcerations.
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Don't Be Stupid, Cupid: How to Show Your Love Responsibly
by Annie Leonardposted Feb 13, 2012 - Annie Leonard: What classic Valentine's gifts are linked to exploitation—and what can you do about it?
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Juliana Rotich: A Map App for Crises
by Lindsay Kuceraposted Feb 01, 2012 - From Kenya, an open-source solution for navigating chaos.
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Deepak Bhargava: A Voice for the Grassroots Inside the Beltway
by Lynsi Burtonposted Jan 17, 2012 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: Expanding the American Dream to include people left behind by economic inequality.
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After the Quake: Haiti's Slow Road to Healing
by Rachel Harmonposted Jan 13, 2012 - Photo Essay: Two years later, poverty, corruption, and health crises persist. But so does hope.
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The (Remote-Controlled) War at Home
by Valerie Schloredtposted Jan 12, 2012 - One in three military aircraft is now a drone. How activists are trying to bring the moral implications of drone warfare to light.
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Lucas Benitez: Dignity in the Fields
by Frances Moore Lappéposted Jan 03, 2012 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: In the tomato fields of Florida, fighting for our most exploited farm workers.


