Is Bell Canada trying to kill NowPublic?

Steve Anderson of Save Our Internet, asks: "Will the next NowPublic, Rabble.ca, or Raincity Studios be scared away by the impending ISP gatekeepers?"" He's talking about Bell and other carriers are controlling...

Controversy surrounds Obama's faith office

" President Obama's newly revamped Office of Faith Based Initiatives is reigniting a contentious debate across the ideological spectrum over whether religious organizations that accept funds from the government...

Why would the world think Sri Lankans discriminate?

An ebook on discrimination and killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka? I saw a NowPublic member posting a link of such an ebook and must say I have seen this before. History may have many incidents, suffering of Tamils as well as Muslims and Sinhalese. But today is not that day....

US lesbian wins fertility battle

Benitez is a lesbian and sued her doctors under California's civil rights laws, charging that they discriminated against her because of her sexual orientation when she asked for artificial insemination. " ...

Sexist 'Men at Work' signs must be repainted

All signs displaying the message 'Men Working' or Men at Work' in Atlanta Georgia are going to have to be repainted after a campaign by the editor of a local women's magazine claimed they were sexist.More than 50...

UK Government say firms must favour women and minorities

Equality minister Harriet Harman has set out a plan to allow British firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minority job applicants. The new plan would not require firms to do so, but would allow...

Discrimination against military to become crime

In response to a slew of media reports ok British uniformed troops being harassed or refused entry to certain establishments, the most high-profile being a supposed instance where a uniformed officer was not...

US Money Violates Civil Rights Laws, Court Says

"Unlike some foreign currencies, such as the Euro, American money bills don’t vary in size, color, or texture based on denomination, making it harder for blind people to distinguish them. Blind people often end up folding each denomination differently in order to keep...

Black immigrants to Ireland struggling to find school places

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor A scant 100 years ago the Irish were deemed the Negroes of Europe, relegated to do all the menial jobs mainstream well to do European and North American Society ...

"Stop harrassing me," Michael Moore tells US government

Documentary film director Michael Moore has accused the US government of harassing him over an investigation into a trip he made to Cuba earlier this year for his latest film, according to a story released bythe...

Religous Discrimination in Germany?

"In Hamburg, Germany's domestic intelligence agency used undercover agents and intelligence methods such as surveillance and wiretapping phone calls."

Why Gays are NOT the New Blacks

Homophobia and racism are entirely different animals.

Hindus Opposing EU Swastika Ban

"Hindus in Europe have joined forces against a German proposal to ban the display of the swastika across the European Union, a Hindu leader said. Ramesh Kallidai of the Hindu Forum of Britain said the swastika had been a symbol of peace for thousands of years before the Nazis...

Tesco Staff Not To Be Trusted?

""TESCO is carrying out random searches on its staff in a clampdown on stealing. The supermarket giant, which makes £1billion [sic - it's actually £2billion+] profit a year, says the checks are necessary - but workers claim the searches are degrading. One said: "For loyal...

Activists rap new test for citizens

"The federal government intends to replace the current test for U.S. citizenship with one that relies less on knowledge of specific facts and more on an applicant's grasp of democratic principles, but many immigrant-advocacy groups are up in arms about the change, which they...

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