A Millennial Generation's Call to Action: From the Ballot to the Budget!

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Tuesday April 21, 2009 · 12:13 PM PDT

2009/04/21 · 12:13

TODAY... Tuesday, April 21st young people nationwide are calling their Senators to support the Obama budget. We voted in record turnout numbers not only to cast a vote for Obama, but also because we were passionate about issues that deeply affect us like making sure everyone has access to health care, that education is accessible and affordable to all and that there are green jobs that both decrease our dependence on energy and create real jobs in our communities that we sorely need.

Now we are going from the Ballot to the Budget!

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Monday April 20, 2009 · 12:22 PM PDT

2009/04/20 · 12:22

Here in Brooklyn, we've been feeling the economic crisis at a personal level...

Between the cuts to MTA services, health care programs and public education; along with increased costs of living at every level,like a $20 increase in monthly MTA passes and a 5-8% increase in gas/electric bills, it can get tough for families on my block to make it through paycheck to paycheck.

I'm sure we all can relate to the economic crunch in our own ways--whether its accessing financial support from student loans and grants, trying to get affordable health coverage, or attempting to live sustainably and green on recession budget.

There is a solution to begin turning the corner on the crisis--we need our Senators to support the investments in health care, a clean energy economy and higher education to both offset these increased costs of living and rebuild a sustainable future for our generation!

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Tuesday April 15, 2008 · 3:25 PM PDT

2008/04/15 · 15:25

Or better yet... blame me! I was born a tax burden, and you can't even claim me as a deductible!

I was born to an unwed mother... a widowed, immigrant mother of two to be exact. Even if it comes twenty-something years late, we, along with hundreds of thousands of families like us, should have apologized for creating unnecessary burdens on the rest of society.

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Can marriage really help to reduce poverty?

52 votes Vote Now!

Can marriage really help to reduce poverty?

Absolutely, that's why I did it twice!

7 votes

Yes

11 votes

22 votes

Pie

12 votes

Majora Carter: Bearing A Torch for Tibet!

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Thursday April 10, 2008 · 11:02 AM PDT

2008/04/10 · 11:02

Majora Carter who is renowned for her visionary leadership in urban environmental activism and founder of Sustainable South Bronx and advisor for Green For All, was one of the Olympic Torch Bearers running the torch in San Francisco... as well as one of the protestors against the Olympic games all in one motion!

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Saturday January 26, 2008 · 11:08 PM PST

2008/01/26 · 23:08

When I saw the new Times Magazine headline, I did a quadruple take at it...because certainly there was no way that this would move forward as the headline for Time magazine's coverage of Obama's win:

Obama's Rout Rejiggers the Race:

To quote Jay-Z: J*gga What?

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How does the Time article rate on the racialiousness scale?

126 votes Vote Now!

How does the Time article rate on the racialiousness scale?

0: There's no there, there

46 votes

1: David Howard's niggardly slur that wasn't

26 votes

2: Andrew Cuomo's shuck and jive around his shuck and jive comments

26 votes

3: Bill O'Reilly's rant on black civility at Sylvia's

12 votes

4: Don Imus' comments on the hair texture and character of Rutgers women

11 votes

5: Micheal Richards full frontal N-bomb assualt

5 votes

Faux News, The CBC, and a Case of Mistaken Identity

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Wednesday June 06, 2007 · 3:07 PM PDT

2007/06/06 · 15:07

Faux News and the CBC may need to review the terms of their presidential debate agreements... again... take it under full consideration for many, many reasons.

The least of which, but certainly the most recent:

A Case of Mistaken Identity!

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This is an example of...

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This is an example of...

A. Lazy Journalism

1 vote

B. Racial Bias

3 votes

C. Typical Fox News (i.e. both A and B)

66 votes

Alabama Department of Homeland Security gets a reality check

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Tuesday May 29, 2007 · 6:54 AM PDT

2007/05/29 · 06:54

Love Animals? Love Nature? Love Peace? Love Equality?

Well you just may qualify for the Alabama Terror Watch List... So all of you advocates and activists out there, beware!

And people wonder why I prefer driving to flying when I visit my home in Montgomery!

Disclaimer: I love my hometown and home state, so please read this post with the spirit in which this was written... it's all out of love!

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Friday May 18, 2007 · 12:54 AM PDT

2007/05/18 · 00:54

The Good:

Paul Wolfowitz resigned from the World Bank, effective June 30th... 'Nuff said.

The Bad:

Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty officially blamed his children's college finances for his resignation. Hmm... worse cover-up EVER!

The Ugly:

Sadly, Alberto Gonzalez is still Attorney General. Well... Congress may have a full plate, but as the NY Times pointed out, he's impeacheable, you know!

Also posted on the YP4 Blog

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Should Attorney General Alberto "nickname TBD" Gonzalez be the next to resign?

38 votes Vote Now!

Should Attorney General Alberto "nickname TBD" Gonzalez be the next to resign?

Yes, It's long overdue!

17 votes

No, Gonzalez should just be fired!

17 votes

Maybe, With this Administration it could be ANYONE!!

4 votes

Faith and Politics: From Romney to Obama...

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Wednesday May 16, 2007 · 10:44 AM PDT

2007/05/16 · 10:44

In an ironic twist of fate, Al Sharpton is taking a ride on his own apology tour for his comments regarding Mormonism and Mitt Romney during a debate on "Is God Great?"

I guess his critics ignored Chrisopher Hitchens, whose new book asserts "God Is Not Great" and "Religion Poisons Everything."

So if you criticize part of a religious practice... conservatives can call it bigotry... but if you criticize all religions... they give you a free pass?

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Monday May 07, 2007 · 7:37 PM PDT

2007/05/07 · 19:37

Also posted on the YP4 Blog...

Did anyone catch McCain at the De La Hoya - Mayweather fight Saturday night?

If you look at the third row at the left of the screen, you should be able to make out the Senator and his wife, in this clip.

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Thursday May 03, 2007 · 10:35 PM PDT

2007/05/03 · 22:35

From Iraq to Katrina to Iraq again--and every other issue in between--the Bush Presidency has been marred by a series of shameful, incompetent, and dangerous policy decisions. If his last veto on the Iraqi spending bill weren't enough, Bush is ensuring to secure his legacy as a failed presidency.

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