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The global clothing industry involves several important social, political, economic, and environmental issues. This survey is part of the research for my senior thesis on how the clothing choices of socially concious, politically active, and/or radically thinking people can be agents of change for the global clothing industry....

A draft report prepared for the University of California research program shows that despite official Pentagon assertions that the military takes anti-gay harassment as seriously as harassment against women and racial minorities, the military's policies and practices reveal markedly different enforcement and deterrent efforts for these three forms of abuse....

Last Thursday air traffic controllers guided a plane near the Reagan Memorial Event, but they did not tell the security on the ground, who thought it was a terrorist attack. Cops were screaming, "run, run run!" and had some members of Congress, the Supreme Court and even Rupert Murdoch running for their lives. 'Someone' intentionally created this terror scare for Congress- how do we know? Because the FAA spokesman was caught in an outright lie. Hundreds of people were terrorized for...

Here's a letter you can sign and send to Kerry telling him to end the war in Iraq....

My god! I never thought I would see the day that I would experience what it is like to live in a Police State, not in America. But it's happening....

On June 10th, 2004 The Man wo gave birth to the Blues and my Soul passed away, Ray Charles. Because of Ray Charles I got up and started to walk when doctors said I could never walk. I felt his message and tasted his medcine. I'm still dancing!! With Love!!!!!!!!...

A New York court has ruled in favour of gay marriages saying that failure to do so would breach the equal rights laws written into the state's constitution....

The notion of taxpayer dollars subsidizing TV and radio with a perceived leftist tilt has long obsessed congressional Republicans. NPR and PBS, of course, deny having a liberal agenda, but what if an explicitly political program with extremist sentiments and ad hominem partisan rhetoric were distributed to government employees entirely at taxpayer expense? Well, say hi to the Rush Limbaugh Show brought to millions of U.S. servicemen and women and their families for an hour each day on America...

Marches, Creative Actions, Educational Forums Create Awareness on G8 Policies Despite Unprecedented State of Emergency...

UCS does not support or oppose genetic engineering per se. With respect to some applications, such as the production of pharmaceuticals by genetically engineered bacteria, the benefits are clear and compelling. In the food system, however, we find the risk-benefit calculus more difficult. For example, while it is possible that planting genetically engineered crops might reduce some pesticide use over the short term, it is also possible that a new breed of super-resistant weeds will develop...