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Gisele Becomes UNEP Ambassador, Fight vs Global Warming now Hotter
As the planet gets hotter, so do the people trying to do something about it. Gisele Bündchen, the wealthiest and perhaps most recognizable supermodel of all time, will be designated Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in New York City on Sunday, September 20th. According to Forbes, she’s the highest-paid model in the world and the sixteenth richest woman in entertainment, brandishing an estimated $150 million net worth.
Barack Obama’s Enemies Numerous in Health Care Fight
When President Barack Obama delivered his riveting address to Congress about the dire need for health care reform, there were two main lines of thought that came to my mind.
Brian Sims, Openly Gay College Football Star Part 3
Paul M. Banks has an exclusive and candid interview with a social trailblazer and role model to many people. Brian Sims is a former College Football star, prominent legal professional, crusader for LGBT civil rights and inspiration to many. For some reason, the mainstream media has yet to tell his amazing story, so I will…
Brian Sims, Openly Gay College Football Star Part 2
Paul M. Banks has an exclusive and candid interview with a social trailblazer and role model to many people. Brian Sims is a former College Football star, prominent legal professional, crusader for LGBT civil rights and inspiration to many. For some reason, the mainstream media has yet to tell his amazing story, so I will…
Pressing Social Issues in Sports Part 2
Paul M. Banks interviews fellow progressive sports writer Dave Zirin
Pressing Social Issues in Sports Part 1
The legendary Howard Cossell once proudly said that rule number one of sports was, they are never to mix with politics. Today nothing could be further from the truth.
Brian Sims, Openly Gay College Football Star Part 1
An exclusive and candid interview with a social trailblazer and role model to many people. Brian Sims is a former College Football star, prominent legal professional, crusader for LGBT civil rights and inspiration to many. For some reason, the mainstream media has yet to tell his amazing story, so I will…
A CELEBRITY DEATH? NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!!!!
Here we go again with Michael Jackson. We’ve had a week of overkill already, and I’m guessing that the pathetic institution that we call the MSM will continue making us dumber and more uninformed till August.
Rove vs. Carville Provides Heated Exchange
I actually wanted to hear the evil genius speak. The final installment of the series consisted of Charlie Rose interviewing James Carville and Karl Rove. Protestors and audience members screamed in disgust shortly after it began.
College Football Star was Openly Gay
Within this political atmosphere I learned the story of Brian Sims, a former Defensive tackle and captain of the Bloomsburg University football team who came out to his team during his senior season. Sims' story of his team succeeding both on the field and with the concept of tolerance is profiled on the website OutSports.com
Polarity Rules at Speaker Series’ Final Event
a large audience will witness the two men who brought us President Bush 43 and President Bill Clinton in a heated debate.
Reinstitute Glass-Steagal!
As the Federal government begins a commission into investigating the financial crisis, now’s the perfect time to get this done.
Bring Back the Uptick Rule
It’s pretty rare that prospective legislation unites the interests of both Jim Cramer and economic populists. But the Uptick Rule, a rule established by the SEC requiring that every short sale transaction be entered at a price higher than the price of the previous trade, is doing just that.
Naomi Klein Exclusive
In 2005, Naomi Klein was ranked 11th overall and the highest among women in an internet poll of the top global intellectuals. Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines named the world's top 100 public intellectuals. The Jewish-Canadian journalist, Klein is known for her critique of extremist corporatism, in particular, Milton Friedman and his University of Chicago economists, who created the fundamentally bankrupt ideologies triggering the war on economic regulation that possibly doomed us all. The New Yorker judged Naomi "the most visible and influential figure on the American left — what Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky were thirty years ago."
Economic Insights from Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein continued her harsh criticisms of Larry Summers, the man appointed director of the national economic council by President Barack Obama. She also stumped for Elizabeth Warren, chair to the Congressional Oversight Panel on TARP, to have a more powerful public office for shaping economic policy
Economic Insights from Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein continued her harsh criticisms of Larry Summers, the man appointed director of the national economic council by President Barack Obama. She also stumped for Elizabeth Warren, chair to the Congressional Oversight Panel on TARP, to have a more powerful public office for shaping economic policy
Will we see an Openly Gay Male Athlete in Major Sports?
for the first time ever, polls show more Americans favor same sex marriage than are against it. This new plurality in regards to gay rights makes me wonder when the games played on rinks, fields and courts will catch up to the state courts? Am I going to see an openly homosexual male athlete playing for one of the four major professional team sports in my lifetime?
Will we see an Openly Gay Athlete in Major Sports?
This new plurality in regards to gay rights makes me wonder when the games played on rinks, fields and courts will catch up to the state courts? Am I going to see an openly homosexual male athlete playing for one of the four major professional team sports in my lifetime?
The Progressive magazine celebrates 100 years with Conference Featuring Leading Leftists
The weekend included Robert Redford who owns the Sundance cinema in Madison, premier anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, political talking head Naomi Klein, and members of congress Dennis Kucinich and Russ Feingold, along with regular magazine contributors including Howard Zinn, Dave Zirin, Jim Hightower and Barbara Ehrenreich.
Speaker Series Pundits Peg Political Rising Stars
Before Barack Obama utterly destroyed Alan Keyes in the 2004 Illinois Senate race, few people outside of the Prairie State had heard of him. Today, he holds the most powerful position in the world. Last August, no one outside of Alaska had heard of Sarah Palin. Today, she’s such a big name that people who lampoon her become stars in their own right. So who’s next? The third event in the 2009 "Speaker Series: The Minds That Move The World," gave some possible answers. It featured the brightest stars of the cable news punditocracy: Chris Matthews interviewed Tucker Carlson, Arianna Huffington and Paul Begala at the Chicago Theatre.
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