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Trayvon Martin and the 2012 Elections
The following piece was originally posted at Young Movement, Inc. It is posted with the permission of its author, Roy Paul, a fast emerging political commentator, journalist and analyst. February 26, 2012 started out as any ordinary day for Sabrina Fulton. Little did she know that her life had already taken a turn towards a dark place of no return. Ms. Fulton’s 17 year old son Trayvon Martin lying dead in a morgue in Florida was about to become another face of what is still very wrong and unjust with our society and criminal justice system. When the tragic news of my fellow fallen brother finally swept the national headlines, I couldn’t help but wonder if my own mother would … More >>
Tagged Trayvon Martin, youth vote
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Pelosi Supports Marriage Equality!
As gay rights groups push to have marriage equality included in the 2012 Democratic Party platform, they are getting support from a prominent figure: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. According to her spokesperson, Pelosi supports the language put forth by Freedom to Marry, which reads as follows: We support the full inclusion of all families in the life of our nation, with equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law, including the freedom to marry. Government has no business putting barriers in the path of people seeking to care for their family members, particularly in challenging economic times. We support the Respect for Marriage Act and the overturning of the federal so-called Defense of Marriage Act, and oppose discriminatory constitutional … More >>
SGK: WTF?
Unless you have been oblivious to the news of the past 48 hours, you know that breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen — which holds a”race for the cure” in New York City every year — has ended its partnership with Planned Parenthood and will not renew their grant, which provided access to breast cancer screenings for women across the country. Komen claims this decision has nothing to do with politics, but the public isn’t buying it. Their CEO, Nancy Brinker, is a Republican. Their vice president, Karen Handel, is anti-choice. Handel ran for governor of Georgia unsuccessfully as a Republican in 2010 and on her campaign blog, she wrote she “did not support the mission of Planned Parenthood” and … More >>
“In America, We Are Greater Together”
From WhiteHouse.gov More than a century after Teddy Roosevelt outlined a vision for a “New Nationalism” in a Kansas town called Osawatomie, President Obama visited the same community to talk about what he called a make-or-break moment of the middle class. He described how the world has undergone an economic transformation unlike any other in our collective history — and how that change has upended our expectations of social mobility in this country. Where professionals ranging from factory workers to travel agents to accountants once enjoyed the promise of a good job and steady income in exchange for their hard work, today they and a range of people like them must compete with new technology and individuals from around the … More >>
Tagged economy, President Obama
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NYC Says Frack No!
Hundreds of hydrofracking opponents packed the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Wednesday night to speak out against the dangerous practice. As NY1 reports, the vast majority of those in attendance spoke against allowing hydrofracking in upstate New York. The Manhattan Young Democrats have been vocal in our opposition to this practice for years. Click HERE to read the MYD Environmental Committee’s 2009 policy paper on the issue. While it is heartening to see so many New Yorkers voice their opposition to hydrofracking, we still have a long way to go: …barring an abrupt change of heart by Cuomo, it’s expected the DEC will move to finalize regulations and could begin issuing permits for hydrofracking sometime next year. To get involved … More >>
Tagged environment, hydrofracking
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Experts And Council Members Debate The Living Wage Bill
In was an on again, off again light rain that fell as we all stood on line to get into yesterday’s city council meeting on the living wage bill. Movement slowed to a snail’s pace when the space for visitors inside the chamber filled up long before the meeting even began. Though despite the wait and the weather, neither factors greatly deterred the overwhelming majority of those who came in support of the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act from waiting out for an opportunity to go inside. While standing on that line you could sense that there was a lively and confident mood among supporters, probably still resonating from the amazing rally the night before at Riverside Church where … More >>
Tagged bloomberg, city council, developers, living wage, Quinn, RWDSU, wage inequality
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