Citizenship

My Mother: A Lebanese American Woman's Life

James Zogby | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Citizenship, Politics, Family, Bill Clinton, Lebanon, Salemi Zogby, Al Gore, Loss, Death, Living News
James Zogby

December 25 marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of my mother. In memory of her, I offer this article I wrote at that time.

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Method to Thomas Madness on Obama Birth Certificate

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Birth Certificate Controversy, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Lawsuits, Supreme Court, Presidential Election, Constitution, Home News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The harebrained lawsuit demanding disclosure whether President elect Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen or not was laughed out of New Jersey courts in...

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This Wednesday:Will we be Citizens Again?

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Congress, New Mexico, Bailout, The White House Project, Obama 2008, Progressive Movement, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Civil Rights, Home News
Lorelei Kelly

No matter what happens on Tuesday, the Obama campaign will have revisited a lost ideology of citizenship for Americans that has enormous potential for our nation.

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Battle For The West: Latino Voters Remake the Electoral Map

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Nevada, Pat Buchanan, John McCain, Battle for the West, Naturalization, New Mexico, Battleground States, Latino Voters, Illegal Immigrants, Amnesty, Immigration, Colorado, Arizona, Barack Obama, California, Home News
Ryan Rivera

A study published earlier this month by the William C. Velasquez Institute looked at statewide polling data and determined that, if the election were...

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Channel This Election Fervor Into Helping the Country

Brian Ross | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Post Election, Obama Canvassing, 2008 Election, Mccain, Barack Obama, Communication, Canvassing, Citizens, Rallies of Fear, John McCain Attack Ads, Fear, Sarah Palin Rallies, McCain Smear Campaign, George W. Bush, Patriotism, Bush Administration, John Oliver, Daily Show, Muslim, Attack Ads, Home News
Brian Ross

When the dust settles Tuesday, the lunatic fringe on both sides of the aisle will crawl back into their burrows, and the rest of us will be left to repair the damage done by the Bush Administration.

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Would a McCain Win Mean a Legitimate Government?

Dave Johnson | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Elections, Racism, Democracy, John McCain, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dave Johnson

Imagine that Nov. 5 we learn that McCain is the "winner of the election" and that it comes from a surge of voters responding to his current campaign. What would that mean?

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The Responsibilities of Citizenship: A Bundle of Literacies

Charles M. Firestone | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environmental Literacy, Citizenship, Civic Literacy, Bundle of Literacies, Literacy, Cultural Literacy, Charles M. Firestone, Financial Literacy, Charlie Firestone, Media Literacy, News Literacy, Democracy, Digital Literacy, Citizen, Politics News
Charles M. Firestone

Literacy today is not simply learning to read. There are additional literacies -- abilities to understand and operate -- in 21st century America.

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Start Cramming Now - Let's Test Everybody for Citizenship

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Hispanic, John McCain, Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Law, U.S. Constitution, 2008 Presidential Race, Citizenship, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

The citizenship test asks people things like, "Why do some states have more representatives in Congress?" I find it difficult to believe that this is a harmful thing for citizens to know.

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Empower the Undecided: UDecide.org

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Citizenship, 2008 Campaign, Politics, Barack Obama, Voting, John McCain, Asian American Voters, Undecided Voters, Latino Voters, 2008, Activism, Black Voters, Women Voters, Voters, Get Out the Vote, Presidential Debates, Media News
Frances Moore Lappe

We can use the web to reach Americans who don't live on the web. In these last weeks, it's something we can do wherever we are.

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New U.S. Citizenship Test: The Version You Didn't See

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Citizenship Rights, Citizenship Test, Naturalization, Immigration, Terrorism, Politics News
Joel Schwartzberg

This month, a new U.S. citizenship test goes into effect that includes 100 new questions covering American government, American civics, and American...

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Change I Wish They Believed In

Kate Bornstein | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Lgbt, Queer, John McCain, Youth, Age, Middle Class, Religion and Politics, Postmodern Theory, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Obama Race Speech, Politics News
Kate Bornstein

We're months away from the big US election that will alter the course of war in the Middle East, health care for US citizens, and some provide relief from the economy we've slogging through.

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Obama Supporters Woo 18,000 New Citizens In L.A.

Ryan Rivera | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Citizenship USA, Colorado, Barack Obama, California, Nevada, Naturalization, New Mexico, Bill Foote, Latino, New Citizen, David Shippers, Home News
Ryan Rivera

McCain's California supporters swear the Golden State is in play, yet skipped an opportunity to register 18,000 new citizens at the L.A. Convention Center. Obama's minions, of course, were out in force.

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New Citizen Voters in Colorado

Ryan Rivera | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Ya Es Hora, Registration, Ciudadania, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Grace Lopez Ramirez, Barack Obama, Latino Voters, Southwest, Latina Initiative, Anna Sampaio, Mi Familia Vota, University of Colorado, John McCain, Home News
Ryan Rivera

Hundreds of thousands of new citizens will be casting their votes in November, and in the swinging Southwest, these disproportionately Latino and Democratic voters could cinch tight elections.

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Redefining Patriotism

Lulu Mickelson | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Leadership, American Citizenship, Patriotism, Civics, Redefining Patriotism, Politics News
Lulu Mickelson

The election may not be what inspires you, but each of us can find something that we love about America that transcends its imperfections, each of us can live by our own definitions of patriotism.

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My Dual Citizenship: Why Did the Media Get It So Wrong?

Martina Navratilova | Posted 03.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Citizenship, Martina Navratilova, Women's Tennis, Dual Citizenship, U.S. Citizenship, Martina, Tennis, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Media News
Martina Navratilova

I live here, I vote here, I pay my taxes here and yes, I do my jury duty. Any reports stating I am leaving and most of all, denouncing my American citizenship, are simply not true.

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"If What I've Done For This Country Isn't Enough For Me To Be A Citizen, Then I Don't Know What Is"

New York Times | Fernanda Santos | Posted 02.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Soldier and Immigration, Immigration, Immigrant Soldiers, Warwire, Politics News

Despite a 2002 promise from President Bush to put citizenship applications for immigrant members of the military on a fast track, some are finding the...

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Just Work: Red Tape is Blocking My Path to the Voting Booth

Giuseppe Martinelli | Posted 02.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Citizenship, Citizenship Rights, Immigration, Citizenship Test, Living News
Giuseppe Martinelli

In the fall, my youngest daughter will enter college, and she will do something that I may never do: she will vote for the next president of the United States.

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Privileged

Paula Gordon | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: People Power, Citizenship, Jury, Juries, Politics News
Paula Gordon

Why do we call it "jury duty"? Why not "jury service"? or better yet, "jury privilege"? It's easy to forget how recently all women and black men we...

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The Immigration Hypocrisy

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Immigration, Visa, Fingerprint, ID Cards, Overstayer, Homeland Security, Immigration Debate, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

Other nations have a variety of devices and policies in place to agitate against all unauthorized residents, without discriminating between the people who came via airplane and the folks who had to walk in.

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