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Children and Media
LISTEN TO MARY ROTHSCHILD, PART 1 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “It’s not about the kids. It’s really about us,” said Mary Rothschild, founder and director of Healthy Media Choices. “[Studies] found [that] at the end … Continue reading
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Yes! Says No to Walmart
LISTEN TO GARY CHA [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Once they get their foothold in D.C. we can never go back,” said Gary Cha, owner of Yes! Organic Market, which has seven stores, all located in … Continue reading
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Hardy Middle School Students Continue To Be Disrespected and Ignored
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Carlos Hood, an eighth grade student at Hardy Middle School, has a message for Mayor Vincent Gray: “Do you remember when you extended your hand towards our school? But… now a … Continue reading
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The Huffington Post’s “Firing” of Labor Journalist Mike Elk
LISTEN TO MIKE ELK [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “There are so many reporters that sellout to Wall Street, that print Wall Street’s talking points, that do all the bidding of Wall Street. The thing that … Continue reading
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Prevention Works
LISTEN TO RON HARRIS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “If one of us has HIV, all of us have HIV. If one of us is in jail… all of us are in jail. If one of … Continue reading
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Tunisia. Egypt. Mexico?
LISTEN TO JAMES COCKCROFT [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “I talk to audiences all over this country… and you’d be surprised how many questions I get from the public [asking], ‘Well, what would Mexico do without … Continue reading
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A Valentine’s Day Request: Have a Heart, Don’t Take Our Homes (Part Two)
LISTEN TO LINDA LEAKS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Today at 1:00 PM, a group will gather at the Russell Senate Office Building (Constitution Avenue and 2nd St, NE) to deliver Valentine’s Day cards to senators … Continue reading
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A Valentine’s Day Request: Have a Heart, Don’t Take Our Homes
LISTEN TO LINDA LEAKS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has proposed cutting $100 billion from the non-military federal budget for fiscal year 2011. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to act. Sen. … Continue reading
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Mr. President, Come Home With Your Rhetoric
“Congress rules over this colony called the District of Columbia,” said Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate and many time presidential candidate. “For over two hundred years, [residents of the District of Columbia] haven’t had the right that all other Americans … Continue reading
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A Bittersweet Settlement for Black Farmers
Dec. 8, 2010, President Obama signed into law an historic discrimination settlement, known as “Pigford II,” which provides $1.15 billion to 75,000 black farmers. The settlement is a continuation of Pigford vs. Glickman, a class-action lawsuit brought against the U.S. … Continue reading
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