In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, we've seen many solutions posed around the world (and even suggested a few of our own). One option that has been raised is allowing more adoptions from Haiti; Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell even got involved in bringing orphans into the U.S., managing to land a plane when relief planes were unable to get in.
But is this really the best answer? We ask David M. Smolin, professor of law at Samford University, who has written extensively on intercountry adoption, Dawn Davenport, author of The Complete Book of International Adoption and executive director of Creating a Family, and Phil Bertelsen, himself an transracial adoptee and award-winning filmmaker, and the director of Outside Looking In
Jay Smooth of Ill Doctrine teamed up with the Center for Reproductive Rights and several of our favorite bloggers and activists to bring you this video on the Hyde Amendment, its restrictions for women's rights, and how Stupak and Nelson would restruct those rights even further.
As the country gears up for President Obama's first State of the Union speech this week, Brave New Films repeats its call for a clear exit strategy in this latest clip from the Rethink Afghanistan series.
In the wake of what some called the worst week for democracy since Bush v. Gore, with the Democrats seeming to give up after losing one Senate seat and the Supreme Court allowing unlimited corporate influence on elections, we turn to Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Princeton professor, Nation contributor, and author of Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought
Green for All is holding a month-long multimedia competition to showcase the best video, song and visual art of the movement for an inclusive green economy. Check out this song and video from Markese Bryant (aka Doo Dat), and submit your own to The Dream Reborn story contest--and send it our way!
Finally, e've been proud to feature content from the Ciné Institute over the last couple of weeks from Jacmel, Haiti. This video explains a little bit about the Institute and the work they've done since the quake. You can support their incredible work here.