BP’s Deepwater Horizon Cover-Up
Newsweek magazine published a scathing expose’ this week about BP’s behind-the-scenes efforts to limit what the public saw and understood […]
Human rights
Praise Jesus and Pass the Taxpayer-Funded Football
Christian evangelicals are hard at work recruiting young athletes into Christianity in publicly-funded schools all across the country, and taxpayers
Oklahoma Judge Orders Church as Punishment for Manslughter
Oklahoma 17 year old Tyler Alred pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter after drinking and driving last December 3 and getting
Hobby Lobby’s Misguided Religious Activism
Op-Ed A U.S. District Court court ruled in November that Hobby Lobby, a private, for-profit, national arts-and-crafts supply store chain
Human rights, Lobbying, Safety, Security, Violence
Obama Takes on America’s Gun Violence Epidemic
In keeping with his track record of tackling tough political issues during his time in office, President Obama today took
New Mormon Feminist Group Declares Dec. 16 “Wear Pants to Church Day”
A group of devout Mormon women are encouraging other Mormon women to engage in a radical act on Sunday, December
West Point Cadet Resigns Citing Widespread Christian Proselytizing, Favoritism
A senior at the United States Military Academy at West Point has publicly resigned from the Academy to protest pervasive
Walmart Workers Tell the Real Stories of Working at Walmart
Walmart employees have embarked on an effort to bring more respect, better pay and improved working conditions to all Walmart
Cigarette Makers Thwart Improved Health Warning Labels
A newly-released study of previously secret, internal tobacco industry documents shows the multinational cigarette companies have been working consistently behind the scenes since
Education, Ethics, Health care, Human rights
PBS Documentary Explores the Growing Need for Easy, Painless Death
As America’s population ages, tens of millions of people find they can’t afford health insurance, medical care is getting more
The Air Force Academy’s “Religious Respect” PR Stunt
The United States Air Force Academy (AFA) is fighting its reputation as an aggressive promoter of fundamentalist Christianity by holding
Education, Equal rights, Ethics, Human rights, Magical thinking, politics, Women
Missouri U.S. House Rep. Akin Shocks Nation with Comments about Women
In a Sunday, August 19 interview on the “Jaco Report” on St. Louis’ Fox Channel, House Rep. Todd Akin, the
First Annual Colorado Secular Conference Kicks Off in Grand Junction
Colorado’s first annual Secular Conference kicked off today in one of the most conservative and deeply religious areas of the
Talk Back! ThoughtOnBoard Launches New E-Commerce Website
Now anyone can spread his or her own ideas or point of view around town for cheap. ThoughtOnBoard, a simple
Family of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. Files $21 Million Civil Rights Lawsuit Against White Plains Police
The family of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. has filed a $21 million civil rights lawsuit against the City White Plains, New
Corruption, Equal rights, Ethics, Human rights, International, Religion
Christian Groups Using U.S. Soldiers as Government-Paid Missionaries
The wall of separation between church and state in the military has completely disappeared. A network of hard-line Christian chaplains
U.S. Military Revokes Approval of Military Emblems on Bibles
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) announced it has won a major battle to halt the publication of Bibles bearing
Freedom from Religion Foundation Urges Protests Against Religious Domination
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) based in Madison, Wisconsin is pushing back against a new coalition, “Stand up for