AltWeeklies Wire
Merck Suspends Funding for Boy Scoutsnew
The Merck Company Foundation, the charitable arm of pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Company, announced last week it was halting all contributions to the Boy Scouts of America until that organization ceases discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
12-12-2012 |
LGBT
University of Phoenix Fought Against Community College Expansionnew
For-profit university lobbied against community college bachelor's degree programs; now seeks partnerships with community colleges.
The American Independent News Network |
Sarah Pavlus |
12-07-2012 |
Education
National Organization for Marriage Wants Starbucks to Pay 'Price' in Middle Eastnew
In post-election call NOM president says, "These are not countries that look kindly on same-sex marriage."
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
11-13-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: Marriage Equality
Corporations Giving Big Money to Boy Scouts Despite Anti-Gay Policynew
Corporate foundations have given millions to the Boy Scouts of America and its subdivisions in recent years despite that organization’s policy of excluding gays and lesbians. Many of those same foundations have policies against giving to organizations that discriminate based on sexual orientation.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
09-18-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT
Backers of Minn. Marriage Amendment Use Controversial Parenting Studynew
A controversial study on parenting has become a focal point of the campaign in Minnesota to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage this November.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
09-06-2012 |
LGBT
Health Experts Challenge Coerced-Abortion Lawsnew
Anti-abortion advocates have claimed that coerced abortion has reached crisis levels in the United States, despite a lack of scientific evidence showing that to be the case.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
08-30-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: coerced abortion
HIV Criminalization May Discourage Testingnew
A team of researchers has published findings that indicate criminalization of HIV may discourage testing and hinder efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
The American Independent News Network |
Todd Heywood |
07-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Controversial Parenting Study Reaches the Courtsnew
Conservative medical group cites Regnerus study -- which accuses same-sex parents of being inferior to their straight counterparts -- in legal brief defending DOMA.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
07-12-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: DOMA, James Dobson
Legal Experts Dispute 'Tortured' Reading of Abortion Lawnew
The Virginia Board of Health ignored legal advice from the state attorney general's office when it exempted existing abortion clinics from tough new regulations pushed by pro-life advocates.
The American Independent News Network |
Reilly Moore |
07-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
Va. Approaches Decision on Privatizing Sex Offender Programnew
The detention and treatment of sex offenders represents a growing business opportunity for companies which hope to score lucrative contracts from state officials looking to keep predators off the streets.
The American Independent News Network |
Siddhartha Mahanta |
06-26-2012 |
Politics
Former NOM head regrets wording of race memosnew
The former head of the National Organization for Marriage said Wednesday that she disagreed with some specific wording in the group’s controversial anti-gay marriage strategies but that she did not find the strategies themselves inappropriate.
The American Independent News Network |
Reilly Moore |
04-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
Activists Demand Perry Return Taxpayer Money Spent While Campaigningnew
The head of the Texas House chamber’s Democratic Caucus is calling on former presidential contender Gov. Rick Perry to reimburse state taxpayers for millions of dollars spent while campaigning for a shot at the White House.
The American Independent News Network |
Mary Tuma |
01-24-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Rick Perry, Election 2012
Marco Rubio Withdraws Support for PIPAnew
Florida Senator Marco Rubio — who co-sponsored the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act, known as PIPA — wrote today that, having "heard legitimate concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet," he has "decided to withdraw my support for the Protect IP Act."
The American Independent News Network |
Marcos Restrepo |
01-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Coloradans Favor Legalizing Marijuana and They Love Tim Tebownew
Forty-nine percent think marijuana should generally be legal to only 40% who believe it should be illegal. Independents think it should be legal by a 54/34 spread.
The American Independent News Network |
Scot Kersgaard |
12-19-2011 |
Drugs
‘Supercommittee’ Members’ States: How Many Residents Depend on Entitlements?new
Women are used to being under-represented in Congress: There are only 17 women in the U.S. Senate (out of 100) and 76 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (out of 435). Unsurprisingly, only one woman — Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), also a co-chair, sits on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “super committee,” which has been assigned to trim at least $1.2 trillion from the deficit over the next 10 years.
The American Independent analyzed statistics from each state the super committee members represent to see how dependent, on average, the states’ residents, and their women, are on some of the entitlement programs they are proposing to cut. TAI predominantly relied on state-by-state information compiled by the National Women’s Law Center.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
11-17-2011 |
Politics
