Barbs and sneers have been bandied about the blogosphere and on tabloid TV over a Newsweek article that deigns to question whether gay actors can be taken seriously in straight roles. My ears perked up last night after a call from a gay friend, who had seen the writer, Ramin Setoodeh –an openly gay man– [...]
The opium poppy crops in Afghanistan have become affected by a mysterious fungus, which is said to have infected as much as 50 percent of the country’s poppy crops. Afghanistan produces 92 percent of the world’s opium, which is processed to produce heroin. Afghanistan’s economy is built on the opium trade, which provide a meager [...]
Today, we shall consider the past 60 years of social progress in the rights of gay Americans. Starting from the rocky years of the early 21st century and concluding with the founding of the North American Union in 2064, we will examine historic events and social changes that proceeded from the late 20th century movements for the rights of African Americans, women, the elderly, gays, and transpeople.
Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) unveiled their long anticipated climate change proposal. They changed the name and are referring to it as the American Power Act. The draft is said to reduce greenhouse gases by 80 percent by the year 2050. Meanwhile, it calls for an expansion of coal, offshore oil drilling, [...]
A protest took place in front of the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince on Monday. Haitian police used tear gas and fired warning shots to disperse a crowd of a few thousands calling for President Rene Preval to resign. Haiti’s government has come under increased and strong criticism for its response to the January 12 earthquake [...]
