• Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona’s Immigration Law

    As the debate has heated up over so-called immigration reform, critics of Arizona’s laws won a measure of success when a judge decided earlier today to make much of SB 1070 unenforceable due to concerns of Federalism. Despite this apparent victory, sources are indicating the fight is far from over.

    Fish Tales: Paul Greenberg’s Four Fish [Book Review]

    The book, “Four Fish, The Future of the Last Wild Food,” begins innocently: Paul Greenberg talks about childhood fishing trips like a lost love. It therefore becomes immediately clear that this isn’t just a research book, or one about fish advocacy. Fish are personal — not just to Greenberg — but to everybody who consumes them. Besides, [...]

    Bad Credit Keeps College Graduates Unemployed

    Today’s college graduates not only boast more debt, they face a higher likelihood of unemployment upon earning their degrees thanks to a bad credit score.


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  • Changing the World One Dollar at a Time

    Changing the World One Dollar at a Time

    Power of One wants the nation to rethink the value of a dollar, and maybe donate one, too. The charity organization hopes to help Americans think of the dollar in the same way as impoverished nations, where it could provide three meals to a child, pay for [...]
  • NYC Loves Nashville

    NYC Loves Nashville

    Early May was a good time for news.  But as headlines were being eaten up by the foiled Times Square bomber and continuing oil spill crisis, major news outlets largely ignored or marginalized the fact that Nashville, one of the largest cities in the country, [...]
  • Arcade Fire, Kanpe Raise Funds for Haiti

    Arcade Fire, Kanpe Raise Funds for Haiti

    With its anthem-style songs, Canadian music group Arcade Fire rocked the masses at the recent Quebec Summer Festival. Simultaneously, the band raised awareness of the ongoing struggle toward rebuilding the earthquake-stricken nation of Haiti. During the performance, co-leader/singer Régine Chassagne publicized the creation of  Kanpe, a nonprofit [...]
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