In a recent interview with The New York Times, 81-year-old televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and host of The 700 Club, endorsed ballot measures in Colorado and Washington that would legalize marijuana. More …
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On Tuesday, the Virginia House passed a bill that would declare unborn fetuses people, thus banning abortion — and potentially certain forms of contraception or fertility methods — upon the overturning of any U.S. Supreme Court precedent protecting a woman’s constitutional right to privacy. This positions Virginia — which now has a Republican super-majority — to become the first state to enact a fetal personhood measure, which supporters hope will lead the Supreme Court to revisit the constitutionality of abortion rights. More …
Sixty-five percent of the roses, carnations, lilies, pompons and crysanthemums Americans give on Valentine’s Day will come through Miami International Airport from farms in Colombia, the world’s second-largest flower exporter and a country with which the U.S. recently signed a free trade agreement despite outcry from labor and social organizations over anti-union violence and labor violations. More …
Representatives of the National Organization for Marriage made several media appearances over the weekend in the wake of the Washington State Legislature’s vote in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to overturn California’s Prop 8, which rescinded marriage rights for same-sex couples. More …
A Colorado House committee last week passed a bill to require individuals applying for cash assistance to first submit to drug testing. The bill passed out of committee on a party line vote, with Republicans voting in favor of the measure. More …
The American Conservative Union has already taken heat early into this year’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference for banning a pro-gay conservative group while welcoming a speaker with controversial views against multiculturalism that progressive advocacy groups have branded “white nationalist.” More …
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In the seemingly endless war over abortion rights in America, battles are waged in legislatures, in courts and, most recently, on the Internet. More …
