Criminization of the Smoker: Patio Smoking Bans in North America

“The provincial government is contemplating a smoking ban on restaurant and bar patios and in vehicles carrying minors.  New anti-tobacco legislation, expected to be introduced later this fall, would also set new limits on how close people smoking can be to public...

Maoists Captured Smuggled Weapons

The government-owned Gorkhapatra daily of Nepal reported on 25 March that Maoist leaders and cadres have captured three Indian weapon-loaded trucks at Shankarnagar in Rupandehi district. The plate numbers of the two trucks have been identified as UP-53-AP-2811 and...

Traitors To Left of Me Scumbags To The Right

"How did we get to this point in America. When did the Leadership on both sides lose their minds in such a profound manner. On the Left you have sabotage from within. Treason out in the open. Disrespect of...

NYC Public Schools and the Criminalization of the Students: What Kind of Syst...

They’re treating us like criminals, like we’re animals.” -- Student at Curtis High School, Staten Island, New York City “Sometimes the classroom feels like a jail cell.” -- Jane Min, Flushing High School, Queens, New York City Imagine if schools were places...

We Are America Coalition

"In this historic moment we have come together as the *We are America* Coalition 2006 to combine our experiences, resources and constituencies to effectively fight against the draconian legislative proposal H.R. 4437 and in favor of humane and just immigration reform." Copy...

Drives aim to register new Hispanic voters

"Immigrant rights groups have a message for unsympathetic politicians around the country: Change your stand or risk getting voted out of office." Copy & Click this URL: http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_national/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19860_4813269,00.html

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