Public Affairs Articles
Feminists Picket White House for the Morning After Pill to be Made Available (05/15/2013)  Appealing the federal court ruling seems like the logical second step in Obama's strategy to "reaffirm a moderate position in the broader abortion debate that had drawn praise from conservative groups that are normally highly critical of the...  

For Some, No Tears Lost for Thatcher’s Death - WBAI Producer John McDonagh (05/13/2013)  John McDonagh, a taxi driver and lifelong resident of Middle Village, Queens, was driving his yellow cab in the wee hours on Monday when his cellphone began lighting up with a flurry of text messages from Irish friends saying that

Abercrombie & Fitch has had a rough five years. The stock has plunged 40% (05/09/2013)  Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has admitted the brand targets 'attractive, all-American' customers of a particular size....  

Bill de Blasio supports NYCLASS :It's inhumane. It's in front of our very eyes." We need to get rid of horse carriages now (05/07/2013)  New Yorkers came out last night to tell the mayoral candidates that they want to elect an animal friendly mayor,The forum was moderated by Manhattan Media CEO Tom Allon....  

PENTAGON REPORT: NKOREA MOVING TOWARD NUKE MISSILE (05/02/2013)  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says North Korea appears headed toward its announced goal, which is to be able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear-armed missile....  

SHOTS FIRED AT HOUSTON AIRPORT; 1 INJURED (05/02/2013)  HOUSTON (AP) -- Shots were fired near a ticket counter at Houston's largest airport on Thursday, and at least one person was critically injured, a Houston police spokesman said....  

Protesters Arrested in May Day Demonstration (05/02/2013)  The police arrested at least five people on Wednesday afternoon as a group of protesters marched from Tompkins Square Park to Union Square in a May Day demonstration meant to criticize capitalism....  

U.S. to Defend Age Limits on Morning-After Pill Sales (05/02/2013)  The Obama administration moved Wednesday to keep girls under 15 from having over-the-counter access to morning-after pills, as the Justice Department filed a notice to appeal a judge’s order that would make the drug available without a...  

NORTH KOREA SENTENCES AMERICAN TO 15 YEARS' LABOR (05/02/2013)  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of labor for crimes against the state, the North's state media said Thursday, a development that further complicates already...  

McDonald's Employee Reprimanded For Being 'Too Gay,' Told Not To 'Turn' Customers Gay (05/02/2013)  A New Zealand McDonald's employee says he was reprimanded and harassed by management for being "too gay."...  

POWERFUL BLAST INJURES AT LEAST 35 IN PRAGUE (04/29/2013)  A powerful blast believed to be a gas explosion ripped open an office building in the center of Prague on Monday, injuring at least 35 people and sending shock waves through the Old Town tourist district....  

Man Refusing to Testify Before Grand Jury in Times Square Bombing Case (04/29/2013)  A Brooklyn man has said that he will refuse to testify before a federal grand jury that is believed to be looking into the explosion of a homemade bomb in Times Square in 2008, setting the stage for a confrontation that could send him to jail for...  

VINTAGE REPLICA CAR TO REPLACE HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES (04/29/2013)  NYCLASS has signed a contract with The Creative Workshop to begin production of the first ever prototype of the Horseless Carriage.The all-electric vintage replica car will revamp the carriage industry, bringing it into the 21st century by replacing...  

Supreme Court Considers Two Landmark Marriage Equality Cases (03/29/2013)  On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments from the parties involved in two landmark same-sex marriage cases: Hollingsworth v. Perry (the California Prop 8 case) and Windsor v. United States (the DOMA...