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WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) applauded a report released Friday, June 20,  by the Department of Justice that calls for passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to fully repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. The report details the ongoing implementation of United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court decision

DETROIT, Michigan (WJC) — A committee of the Presbyterian Church in the United States on Tuesday, June 17, adopted a resolution endorsing divestment from three American companies that allegedly “profit from Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands.” The Middle East Issues Committee voted by 45-20 to divest from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions. The resolution likely

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) made the case at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday, June 18, for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC and help fix our nation’s broken campaign finance system. At the meeting, he continued his fight to restore democracy to average Minnesotans

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –That’s really scary, I said to Heather, my forty-six-year-old trainer. I don’t want to do this. Heather insisted, it was not about a new set of exercises that she was promoting, it was for me to get online on a dating site. As I was resisting, stating huge

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) helped introduce a landmark piece of legislation to help keep access to the Internet equal for consumers in Minnesota and across the country. The Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, introduced by Sen. Franken alongside original authors Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Rep. Doris Matsui

By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — While browsing through the fiction section of your local library among the authors whose last names begin with “K,” you may see “Schindler’s List,” the book upon which the movie was based. Oy Gevalt – someone’s made a big mistake! Wasn’t this story true? Yes, the story is true;

A Boy Becomes A Man … Video poem by Richard Jaffe

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday, June 12,  released the following statement to commemorate LGBT Pride Month: “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month is a time to recognize the diversity, dignity and strength of the LGBT community and reflect on the most pressing civil rights issue of the day. “There is a lot

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)—Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Vice Chairman Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia) on Thursday, June 12, praised Senate passage of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The measure, which passed by voice vote Wednesday evening, June 11, will now go to the House of Representatives, where it is expected