Activism

WATCH: Police arrest 8 members of Congress at D.C. immigration reform rally

Eight members of Congress were among the more than 150 people arrested Tuesday during an immigration rally at the U.S. Capitol, according to the Associated Press and the group Center for Community Change.

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Nashville landlords battle homelessness by renting to felons for $50 a month

Landlords in Nashville, Tennessee are taking on the problem of homelessness by renting to felons and addicts for as little as $50 a month.

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Watch: Mormon officials turn away 150 female members from all-male conference

Officials from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) on Saturday turned away 150 female church members and their male supporters who were trying to attend an all-male Priesthood Session of LDS General Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Watch: Reason magazine hosts panel on 'America's longest war' -- the war on drugs

The libertarian publication Reason on Monday published video of a panel discussion about U.S. drug policy. The panel, which discussed the war on drugs on September 24, included Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, Mary O'Grady of the Wall Street Journal, John Tierney of the New York Times, and New York City Council Member Melissa Mark Vivierto (D-Manhattan/Bronx).

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Sudanese woman flogged for being in car with unrelated man

The woman in a pink headscarf kneels, crying, while a crowd gathers around her watching as a Sudanese police officer strikes her over and over with a whip. Even as she's bearing the assault, she struggles to keep the scarf on her head.

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Video explains why contraception is good for women and good for society

In the video embedded below, the Guttmacher institute -- a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of women's reproductive health -- explained succinctly why family planning is now more important than ever.

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Buck Angel describes his experience growing up as a transgender man

Monday night on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, transgender pornstar Buck Angel and LGBT advocate explained what it was like growing up as a transgender person.

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Cheers at CPAC when audience member shouts that Obama is going to 'hell'

Think Progress captured video of conference-goers attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) near St. Louis on Saturday as they cheered on a suggestion that President Obama going to hell after he leaves office.

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California high school elects transgender girl homecoming queen

A California high school has elected a 16-year-old trans girl its 2013 homecoming queen. According to the Los Angeles Times, Cassidy Lynn Campbell won the title on Friday night at Marina High School in Huntington Beach.

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Robert Reich asks Bill Moyers: 'When do you reach a point where inequality is simply too much?'

Economist Robert Reich found himself slightly agreeing with former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum in an interview with Bill Moyers, arguing that while he doesn't support "equality of results," the problem with the U.S. financial system is a lack of equality when it comes to opportunity.

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Italian lawmakers hold same-sex 'kiss-in' to protest anti-LGBT discrimination

A group of Italian lawmakers interrupted a parliamentary debate on Friday to engage in a same-sex kissing demonstration in support of expanding the country's anti-discrimination law to include the LGBT community.

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Watch: Short film breaks down NYPD suppression tactics against Occupy protesters

A new short film by Paul Sullivan marking the second anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement explains how New York City police used targeted arrests to sap the gatherings of momentum, while also showing the threats leveled at protests, including the filmmaker himself.

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