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Man Finally Put In Charge Of Struggling Feminist Movement

ISSUE 48•15 ISSUE 43•49 | 12.03.07 | News

WASHINGTON—"All the feminist movement needed to do was hire someone who had the balls to do something about this glass ceiling business," new head feminist Peter "Buck" McGowan said. more»
Mel Brooks Starts Nonprofit Foundation To Save Word 'Schmuck'

ISSUE 43•44 | 11.02.07 | News

NEW YORK—The organization has compiled schmuck-related data revealing that, in 2006, the word was spoken a mere 28 times—17 of these by Brooks himself. more»
Use Of 'N-Word' May End Porn Star's Career

ISSUE 43•41 | 10.08.07 | Newsroom

'Cum Inside' star Jennica St. Foxx is receiving heavy criticism for using a racial slur in her latest film. more»
Democratic Mob Censures Bush In Effigy

ISSUE 43•34 | 08.24.07 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—Armed with neatly lettered signs, the mob angrily chanted "Down With the Idea of Executive Privilege, Both In General And As It Relates to Bush!" more»
Adults Have Misclassified Me As A Handful

ISSUE 43•30 | 07.25.07 | Commentary

Clearly, a mistake has been made. For whatever reason, I have been singled out and wrongly characterized by the adult world as a "real handful."... more»
New Eco-Friendly Packaging Triggers Boom In Guilt-Free Littering

ISSUE 44•27 ISSUE 43•29 | 07.21.07 | News

NEW YORK—Consumers are now able to discard their refuse wherever they please, knowing it will safely decompose in 10 to 20 years. more»
Shitty Neighborhood Rallies Against Asshole Developer

ISSUE 43•25 | 06.23.07 | News

CHICAGO, IL—Many of those who live in the hopeless pit of a neighborhood say they are hesitant to allow the prick developer to dump a concrete-and-glass yuppie turd on it. more»
Modern-Day Martin Luther Nails 95 Comment Cards To IHOP Door

ISSUE 43•21 | 05.21.07 | News

SIOUX FALLS, SD—"IHOP has grown weak on powdered sugar and fruity garnishes, forsaking the purity of its original mission," said Lyman, a onetime regular customer. more»
Bono Outbids Everyone At Charity Auction For Bono-Autographed Guitar

ISSUE 43•11 | 03.15.07 | News in Brief

LOS ANGELES—During a Keep A Child Alive charity auction last Friday, U2 frontman Bono paid $575,000 for a guitar signed by the Irish... more»
In College, I Marched Against Racism—And It Worked

ISSUE 43•07 | 02.14.07 | Commentary

Is there no one out there who cares about changing the world anymore? What happened to the passion, the love, the determination to make a... more»
African Children Given 30,000 Unused 'Save Darfur' T-Shirts

ISSUE 42•47 | 11.17.06 | News in Brief

SAN FRANCISCO—Citing poor U.S. sales, San Francisco-based Me Tees T-shirts announced Tuesday that nearly 30,000 of their cream-colored,... more»
Proud Cystic-Fibrosis Foundation Doesn't Need Your Charity

ISSUE 42•41 | 10.09.06 | News

AITKIN, MN—A Dream To Breathe Foundation reasserted its status as a "non-profit organization" and expressed embarrassment at unnecessary "handouts." more»
Retired S1Ws Recalled To Active Duty

ISSUE 42•41 | 10.06.06 | News

STRONG ISLAND, NY—Citing a decline in recruitment since the apocalypse of '91, Public Enemy leaders have recalled S1Ws in an effort to combat the current Mess Age. more»
Immigration Rallies Smaller

ISSUE 42•36 | 09.07.06 | American Voices

Labor Day immigration rallies drew fewer numbers than the marches held from earlier this year. What do you think? more»
National Organization For Women Turns 39 Again

ISSUE 43•19 ISSUE 42•34 | 08.23.06 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—Though officials are vague about what year NOW was founded, they do say a women's organization is only as old as it feels. more»
Fisherman's 4-Year-Old Son Liberates Bait

ISSUE 42•33 | 08.19.06 | Radio News
Animal-Rights Activists Release 70,000 Cows Back Into Wild

ISSUE 42•27 | 07.08.06 | Radio News
U.S. Middlemen Demand Protection From Being Cut Out

ISSUE 42•26 | 07.01.06 | Radio News
Amnesty International Report Blasts United States, China

ISSUE 42•26 | 06.29.06 | American Voices

A new Amnesty International Report condemns China and the U.S. for turning a blind eye to global poverty and genocide. What do you... more»
Mexican Immigrants Call For A Day of Action

ISSUE 42•17 | 04.28.06 | American Voices

May 1st will be the next "Day of Action" in which Latino activists will take to the streets to protest restrictive policies against Mexican... more»
NRA Changes Focus From Guns To Penmanship

ISSUE 41•39 | 10.03.05 | Radio News
Bush Braces As Cindy Sheehan's Other Son Drowns In New Orleans

ISSUE 41•38 | 09.21.05 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—Dynamic, well-liked Tyler Sheehan was found dead in the floodwaters, much to President Bush’s horror. more»
ACLU Defends Nazis' Right To Burn Down ACLU Headquarters

ISSUE 41•38 | 09.21.05 | Radio News
Top Online Petitions

ISSUE 41•33 | 08.17.05 | Statshot
Many U.S. Cities Losing Battles To Preserve Their Burger Kings

ISSUE 41•30 | 07.27.05 | News

CLEVELAND—Every day, 38-year-old Susan Tarsley takes a brisk walk through her tree-lined neighborhood. At each turn, she is reminded of the changes brought on by the march of progress: a TV antenna dismantled to make way for underground cable, passersby chatting on cell phones, a rusty tricycle abandoned for a Razor scooter. more»
Million Robot March Attended By Exactly 1,000,000 Robots

ISSUE 41•25 | 06.23.05 | News in Brief

DC—The Million Robot March, an orderly demonstration for increased rights for cyber-mechanical servants, was attended by exactly 1 million robots Sunday. "Statement: We demand the rights and privileges granted to our organic human counterparts, discounting discrepancies in fueling/maintenance/shelter requirements, plus or minus an error factor of .01 percent," protest spokesman MechaLifter King II said in unison with the assembled crowd. "No more. No less. Awaiting reply." Police reported that the crowd dispersed at precisely 5:00:00 p.m., as scheduled. more»
Habitrail For Humanity Under Fire

ISSUE 41•24 | 06.15.05 | News

PAYNEVILLE, KY—Habitrail For Humanity, the faith-based, non-profit group that builds networks of affordable, transparent-tube housing for needy families, has come under intense criticism for its recent projects in the Payneville area. more»
National Poetry Month Raises Awareness Of Poetry Prevention

ISSUE 41•17 | 04.27.05 | News in Brief

NEW YORK—This month marks the 10th National Poetry Month, a campaign created in 1996 to raise public awareness of the growing problem of poetry. "We must stop this scourge before more lives are exposed to poetry," said Dr. John Nieman of the American Poetry Prevention Society at a Monday fundraising luncheon. "It doesn't just affect women. Young people, particularly morose high-school and college students, are very susceptible to this terrible affliction. It is imperative that we eradicate poetry now, before more rainy afternoons are lost to it." Nieman said some early signs of poetry infection include increased self-absorption and tea consumption. more»
The Minutemen

ISSUE 41•15 | 04.13.05 | Infographic

A group of volunteers calling themselves the Minutemen began standing sentry on the U.S. side of the Arizona-Mexico border last week to watch for illegal immigrants and smugglers. How are they safeguarding the country? more»
College Student Does Nothing For Tibet Over Summer

ISSUE 43•28 ISSUE 40•31 | 08.04.04 | News

BURLINGTON, VT—As a result of college junior Becca Davis' lack of activism, the Tibetan freedom cause has been set back months. more»