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Sikhs Challenge Discrimination in Courts
New York - A North Carolina man is joining a growing group of Sikhs who are looking to U.S. courts to remedy the "ignorance and intolerance" faced by practitioners …

Ahmadinejad’s Remarks on 9-11 Steal Spotlight at U.N.
United Nations — For all its flaws, the United Nations sometimes reflects the world as it's supposed to. This week it held up a pretty accurate mirror of a …

Results by 11 P.M.! Half a Loaf in the Maricopa County Arizona Election Trial
Dodgy Voting Systems. Luddite Judges. Stressed Out, Arrogant Election Staff. - Small Wonder Vote Counts Are Often Wrong. In an era of instant news when Twitter, Facebook and …

Test dolphins
Editor's Note: A Teenage Activist... This Girl's Soapbox is a blog created by Elora Malama to document her senior project about the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. As …

Fish Kills and Dead Zones Create Confusion in the Gulf
Earlier this week, thousands of fish died and floated to the surface of Bayou Robinson in the Plaquemines Parish area of southern Louisiana. The massive die-off was the third …

Arming the Saudis
The Pentagon has announced a $60 billion arms package to the repressive family dictatorship in Saudi Arabia, the largest arms sale of its kind in history. Rejecting the broad …

National and International Inaction Boost Natural Gas Companies
There won't be any national or international movement on climate policy for the rest of this year, at the very least. And while Washington waits to act on climate …

Pelosi: House May Vote on Tax Cuts Before Fall Elections
Washington - The House of Representatives may take a politically explosive vote before November’s congressional elections on whether to extend tax cuts for individuals who earn less than $200,000 …

David Sirota | What the Pot Legalization Campaign Really Threatens: Alcohol Industry Profits
Here's a fact that even drug policy reform advocates can acknowledge: California's 2010 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana does, indeed, pose a real threat, as conservative culture warriors insist. …

Media Justice on Trial in Philadelphia – the Duel of Two Films About Mumia Abu-Jamal
A new film, entitled "The Barrel of a Gun" was unveiled in Philadelphia on September 21. The film is officially endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and …