United Nations Issues Rare Public Warning over Sacramento’s “Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading” Treatment of Homeless

ShareThe United Nations has issued an extraordinary public letter to the city of Sacramento, California decrying the “cruel, inhumane and degrading” treatment of its homeless

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Under HB 56, Alabama’s Harsh Immigration Law, American Children of Undocumented Immigrants Denied Food Stamps in Violation of Federal Law

ShareAn Alabama civil rights law firm claims that children who are U.S. citizens from families in which one or both parents are undocumented immigrants are

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‘The Moral High Ground’: Noah Lamaide, 12-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy, Saves Grandmother’s House from Foreclosure
A 12-year-old Wisconsin boy has saved his grandmother's house from foreclosure by raising money to pay her mortgage on a website he created with his mother. ABC News reports that 72-year-old ... Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker Announces Planned Parenthood Reversal, Vows to Continue Funding
In the wake of a massive public backlash and the resignation of top officials from the nation's leading breast cancer charity, the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ... ‘Douche du Jour’: Shadrack McGill, Alabama Republican State Senator, Says God Wants Low Teacher Salaries
A Republican state senator from Alabama defended a massive pay raise for state lawmakers even while advocating for low teacher pay as a matter of "biblical principle." The Ft. Payne Times-Journal ... Rick Santorum to Sick Kid’s Mom: Stop Bitching About $1 Million Drug Costs because iPads Cost $900
GOP still-hopeful Rick Santorum's presidential bid appears to be in critical condition. Indeed, the former senator's prognosis is dire. He's going to need one of his "miracles" just to stay ... Mitt Romney: “I’m not Concerned about the Very Poor”
Mitt Romney's empathy and compassion for the poor was on full display once again yesterday in Florida, where the GOP front-runner followed up his decisive primary victory by declaring he ... 400 “Domestic Terrorists,” Including at least 6 Journalists, Arrested at Occupy Oakland Protest; Widespread Police Brutality Observed
Nearly 400 people, including at least half a dozen journalists, were arrested in Oakland on Saturday as an 'Occupy' demonstration that began peacefully in the morning deteriorated into clashes between ... Mitt Romney Profited from Multi-Million Dollar Investment in Mortgage Lenders Foreclosing on Thousands of Floridians
GOP presidential front runner Mitt Romney is under fire after ThinkProgress examined his personal financial disclosures and found that the former Massachusetts governor and his wife invested millions of dollars ... U.S. Gov’t Reneges on Promise to Allow Texana Hollis, 101-Year-Old Detroit Foreclosure Victim, to Return to her Home
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has reneged on a promise to allow a 101-year-old Detroit woman to move back into her foreclosed home of 58 years ...
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