MSNBC and its parent, General Electric, refuse to air MoveOn.org’s ad calling for a boycott of Target, stating the spot doesn’t “comply with NBC’s ‘Controversial Issue Advertising policy,’ because the ad is a direct attack on an individual…
Last week we reported that sources close to talks between Target and LGBT groups said that a deal had been struck that would see Target donating $150,000 — the same amount it contributed to MN Forward, the PAC…
The Minnesota Independent got props in a Keith Olbermann segment that posed a good question: Will Target’s MN Forward donation scare other companies from donating to political campaigns? Olbermann interviewed TPM’s Christina Bellantoni, who says…
Based in part on reporting by the Minnesota Independent, the Human Rights Campaign has launched a petition and open letter calling on big box stores Target and Best Buy to give $250,000 — the amount the Minnesota-headquartered…
A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] was introduced in the U.S. House on Tuesday, garnering 92 cosponsors including Minnesota Reps. Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum. The bill would direct the federal government to recognize same-sex marriage…
President Obama’s Justice Department filed a brief on Thursday to uphold the federal Defense of Marriage Act in a lawsuit brought against the federal government by married same-sex couples from California. The Justice Department’s move has angered marriage…
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