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  • Why Green Became a Symbol of Abortion Rights Fight The color green is often spotted on abortion rights demonstrators. Here's a quick look at why

    06/26/2022 10:13:39 PM PDT · by Morgana · 38 replies
    NBC Chicago ^ | June 24, 2022 | Madeline Herron
    A number of people are spotted wearing green or waving green flags at abortion rights demonstrations. After the Supreme Court's landmark ruling Friday eliminating the federal right to abortion, a pro-abortion-rights advocate scaled one of the arches of D.C.’s Frederick Douglass Bridge and flew a green banner. Why is green a symbol of abortion rights? This color choice is no accident, as it is a symbol of similar movements previously held in other countries. The Latin American abortion rights movement, also known as the "green tide" or "green wave" has roots in Argentina. Marta Alanis, founder of Catholics for the...
  • Obama green-lighting Muslim Brotherhood participation in Egyptian government

    02/01/2011 9:27:47 AM PST · by Nachum · 71 replies
    hot air ^ | 2/1/11 | Ed Morrissey
    Welcome to the new reality of cold, hard choices in Egypt, and the consequences of democracy in regions where radicalism thrives. In order to stay ahead of the crisis in Egypt, the Obama administration yesterday signaled that it supports the participation of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian politics as long as they renounce violence and commit to democracy: The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government. The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is...