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  • "Free Terrell Scott" | 09-21

    A friend of ours, Terrell Scott, has been sitting in prison without a trial for four years. He has been put on suicide watch, and does not receive adequate treatment for pre-existing mental illness. At this stage, he desperately needs some public support and advocacy.
  • advocacy | 09-03

    Over the last year, a religious antipoverty organization has met with U.S. Treasury and White House officials to encourage them to declare the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad an illegitimate government. This action would impose restrictions on lending to Syria that supports its military or the needs of the Assad regime. When governments or financial institutions make this declaration it lets lenders know that if they lend to Syria they may not receive a return on their investment. Types of lending and financing that could be affected are arms contracts with Russia and oil investment from Iran.
  • Jon Walker | 08-27

    The United States is likely to take military action in Syria and as best as I can tell the only real justification for this move is for President Obama to save face.
  • Rev. Al Sharpton | 08-22

    When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the historic 'March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom' at the nation's capital in 1963, I was only eight years old. His son, Martin Luther King III, was going on six. Even though we were just children at the time, both of us understood the significance of that moment and have dedicated our lives since to advancing the fight for civil rights. This Saturday, August 24th, we will lead the 'National Action to Realize the Dream' rally back where it all began in Washington, D.C. As a new generation that grew up in the aftermath of the '60s movement, we've worked diligently to make Dr. King's dream a reality.
  • Rich Gardner | 08-11

    “Every dog deserves two bites” - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

    Has Larry Summers already had his “two bites”? I would argue that yes, he has, and that he doesn't deserve any more. First bite is his role in the economic crisis that began with the collapse of the housing bubble in late 2007:
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