“There’s nothing exciting about crawling into an attic and insulating it, but if you understand that you are helping your community, that can take you the extra mile. Green jobs are inherently meaningful and dignified.”
Iraqi Translators in Danger"It’s kind of like you know when you watch an action movie… but it’s [a] sad movie."
An Iraqi immigrant leaves the U.S. for Baghdad after Hussein’s fall — only to learn that things are more dangerous than ever.
Originally produced through the Immigration Here and There project at the Medill School of Journalism.
MinnPost.comSample columns on immigration:
Religious forum explores justice issues linking immigration and food supplies
Muslim family’s complaint over Christian toy giveaway provokes conservative backlash
Immigration bill would protect same-sex couple where one partner is not a U.S. citizen
Not the Man I Married (PDF)When a trans person marries a member of his or her new gender before transitioning, is there any reason the union shouldn’t be considered legal? (PDF article)
Why can’t gay dwarves get married in Middle-earth?I can vouch for my stepbrother — he’s a big supporter of equal rights for the gay and lesbian community. But when the issue of gay marriage came up at work, he voted against it. Same-sex marriage for U.S. citizens is one thing, but same-sex marriage for gay dwarves in Middle-earth is quite another.
BNET Food blogSample posts:
‘Stuffed’ Author Hank Cardello Says Industry Needs Wake-Up Call
Starbucks and McCafe Bring it On with New Ads
At Chipotle, Local is More Than Just Talk
Stevia Presents Bitter Challenge
Companies Watch Their Water
Campbell’s Ignores AFA Attack on Lesbian Ad
It’s illegal in Illinois to mislead someone into believing that food has been prepared according to Muslim halal standards when it really hasn’t. The problem is, different people have different definitions of what those standards should be.
First Barbie Store a hit in ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The idea came to Tito Loizeau in a Buenos Aires shopping mall three years ago: Build a Barbie-themed store and little girls and their parents’ money will follow. (Photo: Natacha Pisarenko, AP)
Robert Wilson spent almost ten years in prison before June Siler realized she had identified the wrong man as her attacker. The two told their stories at the Northwestern University School of Law in an event sponsored by the Center on Wrongful Convictions (with timeline and video).