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Company Starts Up America's Patriotic Purchasing Power
I was flipping through The Economist this weekend when I read about a start-up company that plans to appeal to patriotism. My American Jobs plans to certify products that are made by American labor and with American materials.
The Federal Trade Commission offers the "Made in America" label for goods that meet its criteria, but My American Jobs will offer fancier labels.
People Checks In With Polygamous Ranch Children Year Later
Last April, authorities in Texas seized 439 children from their homes, thanks to suspected sexual abuse on the FLDS polygamous compound where they lived. The children were returned to their homes after the Texas Supreme Court found that the state had illegally seized the children from the FLDS ranch. One year later People magazine has checked back in with the families that captured America's attention.
Michael Steele Chats About Choices in GQ
Michael Steele's interview with GQ provides a lot of insight into the man who left the Catholic seminary to become a politician. The new RNC chair has been getting mixed reviews from his fellow Republicans. His somewhat unorthodox stance on abortion, which he shares in this interview, might not go over too well with the GOP faithful.
Firsts! Oprah Shares Her First Cover With First Lady
For the last nine years Oprah has been a regular face and figure at the grocery store check-out line. The media mogul has been the sole cover girl on O magazine since its inception. But the upcoming April issue is a different story — Oprah is sharing(!) with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Dad in Chief Obama Writes Open Letter to His Daughters
A letter from Barack Obama to his daughters Malia and Sasha will run in this weekend's issue of Parade. In the letter, the president-elect explains why he took his family on their journey to the White House, and what he wants for his daughters, and every child in America.
Obama writes:
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me — about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want.
Barack Obama Adds Time's Person of the Year to Win Column
The suspense has finally ended. We now know that Time magazine's Person of the Year is, drum roll please, Barack Obama! The President-elect beat out US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, director of the Beijing opening ceremonies Zhang Yimou, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
Not the Greenest President: Bush's Environmental Sins
Even some conservatives believe that the US President-elect should put the environmental crisis at the top of his presidential to-do list, because addressing that crisis has bipartisan approval. Yet despite an apparent citizen yearning for leadership on green issues, President Bush has neglected the topic during his eight years in the White House.
Salon put together a list of Bush's seven environmental deadly sins.
Rumors Fly After Election: Which One Shocks You More?
Now that the election has ended, members of the campaigns aren't quite as tight lipped. It's like getting a retroactive backstage pass when happy, or disgruntled, aides start revealing happenings that didn't make the talking points or headlines. The latest issue of Newsweek takes a look at the secret battles waged on the path to the White House, and the private events are a doozy!
Keeping the Faith: Are Abstinence-Only Pledges Unrealistic?
Ever think evangelical teens are most likely to be the next Juno? You might be onto something. While religion may be a good gauge for attitudes towards sex, it is not for sexual behavior.
Don't Take No For an Answer: Protecting Against Election Theft
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Greg Palast wrote in the Huffington Post yesterday, that while Republicans had the media searching for links between Barack Obama and ACORN, RNC operatives were completing one of the most massive voter suppression and purging efforts in US history. RFK, Jr.'s piece asserts that none of ACORN's bad registration signatures will impact the election; but an obstacle course of barriers for November 4 voters, including purging legitimate voters from the list, and creating mayhem and long lines at the polls, has been created on behalf of Republicans.
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