Green-minded architect William McDonough discusses the concept of “cradle to cradle” design, which considers the life of a product from beginning to end, using sustainable materials to minimize its environmental impact. A must watch for those interested in design and preserving our environment.
A Washington Post editorial today comes out in favor of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), which would allow gay Americans to sponsor their foreign-born partners and provide a legal path to U.S. citizenship.
The strain of the status quo on gay and lesbian binational couples should not be discounted. Because their relationships are not legally recognized by the United States, some couples have resorted to illegal marriages where the foreign nationals marry Americans to get green cards that allow them to stay in the country permanently. In other cases, Americans have exiled themselves to be with their partners. Sixteen countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, South Africa and the United Kingdom, allow residents to sponsor same-sex permanent partners for legal immigration. American gays and lesbians should not have to choose between their country and their partners.
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy who introduced the bill spoke recently on Vermont Public Radio…
[audio:http://inlookout.com/site/wp-content/media/audio/leahyVPR.mp3]For more on the UAFA…
– Immigration bill to unite gay binational couples with path to citizenship
– Urge judiciary committees to take action on gay immigration bill (UAFA)
As horrible as it sounds, I’ve always taken a small measure of comfort in thinking Anita Bryant, who worked so tirelessly in the 70s to strip gays and lesbians of their human rights and reduce them to second class citizens, was no longer with us. Which is not the same as wishing them dead, not exactly anyway.
I guess I’ve been living under a rock. I was wrong. Terribly wrong.
And it looks like she may be up to her old tricks and more… (via Gossip Boy)
And in case we need to be reminded…
In what has to be one of the hardest-hitting news interviews in recent memory, John Stewart takes it to Jim Cramer on tonight’s Daily Show exposing the hypocrisy of CNBC and Cramer himself. And this from a comedy news show. Frankly the other news networks should be embarrassed.
Watch and enjoy…
Part 1
