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One of the best parts of my job at the Sidney Hillman Foundation is working on the monthly Sidney Awards for excellence in journalism. I was very excited to learn that our judges had selected Jose Antonio Vargas for his New York Times Magazine piece, "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant," in ...
When Frank Bruni was hired as an op/ed columnist for the New York Times, I doubted that he was qualified. His latest column puts those doubts to rest. Bruni is totally unqualified. The piece reads like a livejournal rant. In a nutshell: Bruni's glad there won't be any more Harry Potter movies ...
In a recent vlog, Skepchick Rebecca Watson had some friendly advice for male skeptics seeking to make women feel comfortable and welcome at skeptical gatherings. She mentioned, offhandedly, that during a recent conference in Dublin, a guy followed her into the elevator at 4:00am and invited her ...
This week, I joined the Sidney Hillman Foundation as the lead blogger for the Hillman Blog. The Hillman Foundation was founded to honor Sidney Hillman the late founder and president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. The foundation's mission is to promote excellence in journalism. The ...
An official with the arch conservative Koch Industries delivered a stinging rebuke to Sen. Patty Murray of the DSCC for attempting to solicit a contribution: For many months now, your colleagues in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee leadership have engaged in a series of ...
Attorney Jill Filipovic has a terrific primer for reporters covering rape cases. Her post was inspired by this story in Mother Jones about the Jamie Leigh Jones/KBR rape case. Jones alleges that she was gang raped while working for KBR in Iraq. Last year, Megan Carpentier wrote a bracing ...
Fox News is going on the offensive against its nemesis, the liberal think tank Media Matters. Over the past ten days, the network has run more than 30 segments calling for Media Matters to be stripped of its non-profit tax status. This level of coordinated activism by the network bolsters Media ...
Comedian Stephen Colbert is satirizing the impact of money in politics by applying to form his very own Super PAC. The comedian submitted a real application and testified before the Federal Elections Commission. Unfortunately, some campaign finance reform activists worry that the joke will get out ...
Immolating yourself on the courthouse steps to underscore your belief that you were wrongfully separated from your wife and denied custody of your children is the ultimate self-refutation. Especially if your posthumously published terrorist manifesto incites others to torch police stations and ...
The 31st annual New York City Pride March was held just two days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill making New York the sixth and largest state to achieve equal marriage. The firs marriage licenses for same-sex couples will be available on July 24. Sex advice columnist Dan Savage and husband ...
Last night, an equal marriage bill passed the New York State Senate and was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo. New York has become the sixth, and largest, state to achieve equal marriage. This is the first time in U.S. history that equal marriage has been ratified by a Republican ...
In his recent essay, "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant," star reporter Jose Antonio Vargas recalls being sent to the U.S. at the age of 12 to live with his grandparents, naturalized American citizens. He says he thought he was a legal immigrant until the DMV rejected his application for a ...
If the prosecution of John Edwards for campaign finance violations were to succeed, it would set a bizarre precedent. [Photo credit: IowaPolitics.com, Creative Commons.]
Waterbirths are so passe. Today's elite stunt-birther wants the obstetrical equivalent of a fish pedicure, a koi assisted birth. From the FAQ: Why koi? Koi, or 錦鯉, are ornamental varieties of domesticated Cyprinus carpio). Koi are excellent birthing partners. Female koi give birth to ...
Volunteers are still taking to the streets of Vancouver to clean up after Wednesday night's hockey riots. In the immediate aftermath, citizens worked alongside city crews, sweeping and bagging through the night. An estimated 90% of the mess was cleaned up by noon on Thursday morning. Cleanup ...