POSTED: February 22, 8:00 AM ET | By Terry Greene Sterling for Rolling Stone. The Republican presidential carnival descends on Arizona tonight, with the four remaining contenders for the GOP nod squaring off in Mesa for a high-stakes debate days … Continued
by Christina Antonakos-Wallace Over the last four and a half months, the Occupy Wall Street movement has grown from a small protest in New York’s Financial District to an international movement targeting systemic economic injustice across industries and institutions. For … Continued
What do the following anti-immigrant groups all have in common: ProEnglish, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS), Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), Center for Immigration Studies, NumbersUSA, Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), VDARE, Negative Population … Continued
It’s pretty easy to rely on labels. When faced with the staggering prospect of evaluating every movement issue by issue, idea by idea, it’s understandable that many of us appraise many organizations by the surface they exhibit to the public. … Continued
Theories linking climate change to immigration are becoming increasingly popular. Anti-immigrant groups aren’t the only ones discussing this intersection. A recent article in Time Magazine also proposes a strong correlation between immigration, population and environmental impact. Even though the article … Continued
A relatively unassuming group in Arlington, Virginia, has strategically shed far right characteristics in order to better incite xenophobia. Perhaps the most effective mobilizing weapon in John Tanton’s arsenal of organizations – all engineered to dehumanize immigrants – NumbersUSA’s success … Continued
The anti-immigrant movement has added yet another pseudo-environmental front group to its ranks. John Tanton-tied organization Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR) recently took credit for “successfully starting the Institute for a Sustainable America.” Progressives for Immigration Reform is part of … Continued
Posted on Alternet.org by oleoleolson, August 5, 2010 A group of influential conservative members of the behemoth social media site Digg.com have just been caught red-handed in a widespread campaign of censorship, having multiple accounts, upvote padding, and deliberately trying … Continued
Population growth is a tricky topic in many a political sphere. Perhaps no more so than for progressives concerned about climate change. I myself have wrestled with how to reconcile a commitment to racial justice and civil rights and a … Continued
William Ryerson, president of Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), wrote a response to Julia Whitty’s recent article on population in Mother Jones magazine. Whitty’s piece, “Population the last Taboo: What unites the Vatican, lefties, conservatives, environmentalists, and scientists in a … Continued