Sentences with phrase «liberal groups such»

They have also partnered with well - funded liberal groups such as Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control advocacy group founded by former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

On February 17, 2005, Hillary Clinton joined with Left - wing Senator Barbara Boxer in introducing the Count Every Vote Act, a hodge - podge of so - called «reforms» backed by extreme liberal groups such as People for the American Way.

She has been backed by liberal groups such as the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Justice Democrats, and the Working Families Party.

Liberal groups such as NDN and Media Matters had mounted a «Dump Dobbs» campaign, and Latino organizations challenged such Dobbs declarations as his 2006 statement that about one - third of the U.S. prison population «is estimated to be illegal aliens» — which the anchor later acknowledged was way too high.

Liberal groups such as MoveOn and patient advocates like Families USA also slammed the plan.

Not exact matches

Liberal legislation that received royal assent today means publicly traded companies are now required to disclose the number of women and others from equity - seeking groups, such as visible minorities, on their boards and in senior management.

However, business groups have been urging the Liberal government not to raise taxes further, warning that such a move could place Canada at a competitive disadvantage in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support a «massive» tax cut for the middle class.

Yeah, Henry Rollins might provide a workable way (for sophomoric liberals) to protest LAPD heavy - handedness in the early 1980s, and other minor Western maladies, and maybe punk music really could strengthen your spine in the aughties if you're an alienated Egyptian liberal youth under the boot of Mubarak, but no, the example of Rollins and such sure can't find help you navigate your way to political effectiveness between the Egyptian military on one hand and popular Islamist groups on the other.

One thing is sure: The more such groups embrace the Kulturprotestantismus of the liberal mainline churches, the less likely this is to happen.

Liberal groups are full of free riders; indeed, such groups typically make it one of their selling points that they place no demands on those to whom they appeal.

The global market with «neo-liberal» developments have weakened liberal democratic subjecthood for individual persons, powerless groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities, local communities.

But the only groups in which majorities support gay marriage are Post-Moderns and Staunch Liberals — but they do so in such numbers that the overall picture is evenly divided.

O'Malley is especially single - minded in eschewing the use of terminology such as «liberal» or «conservative», making the valid point that such broad groupings were not easily identifiable at the time and were often marked by a certain fluidity in connection with particular issues.

It shares with other groups, such as Mothers» Prayers and Mary's Meals — both of which regularly end speakers to New Dawn — a genuine sense of connection with ordinary Catholics bypassing labels such as «traditionalist» or «liberal».

The global market with its «neo-liberal» developments has weakened the liberal democratic subjecthood of individual persons, powerless groups such as racial and ethnic minorities, and local communities.

Other religious groups, such as Quakers and liberal Jewish groups, could choose to marry gays, but under the proposals no individual minister would be compelled to wed a same - sex couple.

The classic study in the 1980s by Robert and Linda Lichter and Stanley Rothman of the media elite (major reporters and executives at ABC, CBS, and NBC news, Time and Newsweek, and the New York Times and Washington Post) confirmed what everyone who pays attention to such things had already known: the men and women who give us the news are, as a group, politically more liberal, morally more permissive, and religiously more indifferent than the general public.

Liberal groups are organizing hard in part because they took such a beating in the 2009 congressional recess (most notably in «town hall» meetings that turned into viral - video - ready Tea Party rallies), but both sides are cranking up their efforts to reach congressmembers while they're home in their districts: witness Heritage Action's nine - stop rally tour, featuring Ted Cruz.

The group, which includes liberal organizations such as MoveOn, Tax March and the Working Families Party, has already spent more than $ 1 million advertising in congressional districts across the country to urge lawmakers from both parties to oppose tax cuts for the rich, and it expects to become more active.

[174] Others can become Associated Organisations (AOs) as pressure groups in the party, such as Liberal Reform, [175] the Green Liberal Democrats, [176] Liberal Democrats Online, [177] the Liberal Democrat European Group (LDEG)[178] and the Liberal Democrat Disability Association.

From my conversations with people across the House of Commons, including the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Caroline Lucas of the Greens and Conservatives such as Nick Hurd and Graham Stuart (chair of Globe, the international parliamentarians group on climate change), it is clear there is cross-party support.

As such, he can not return to the Liberal Democrat group in the House of Lords.

«A group of shadow ministers believe that one of Tony Blair's bigger strategic mistakes was to row back on co-operation with the Liberal Democrats when he won such a large Commons majority in 1997.

«I would oppose such a move with every fibre of my body,» says David Hall - Matthews, a former parliamentary candidate and chair of the influential centre - left pressure group the Social Liberal Forum, founded by Lib Dem members and campaigners.

The group, along with CitizenLink and its coalition of state - based family policy councils, questioned Trump's stances on issues such as abortion and same - sex marriage (which tended in the past to be liberal) as well his gambling and casino interests.

The group focuses on donations Republicans have received from special - interest groups that have been anathema to liberals, such as the energy and financial sectors.

Also participating were the Green Party and its gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, delegations from several colleges, environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council, indigenous dancers in traditional garb and headgear, a number of out - of - state liberal organizations, activists from several foreign nations and a large complement of radical socialist and communist parties — all marching to the usual protest accompaniment of acoustic guitars, drums, horns and whistles.

Officially called the «Task Force on Evaluating Economic Development Tax Expenditures,» the group brings together liberal activists such as Javier Valdes of Make the Road with budget wonks, such as Michael Dardia of the Citizens Budget Commission and James Parrott of the Fiscal Policy Institute.

So far, it is only the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, and thinkers such as Richard Reeves, Anthony Barnett, the Compass group and Phillip Blond, who are attempting to address these fundamental questions directly.

I understand that a group of shadow ministers believe that one of Tony Blair's bigger strategic mistakes was to row back on co-operation with the Liberal Democrats when he won such a large Commons majority in 1997.

A humorous bit - part as a conservative 12 - year - old facing the wrath of a group of lethal liberals in 1995's The Last Supper dropped a dollop of humor in the mix before Moss returned to more dramatic roles in Separate Lives (1995) and A Thousand Acres (1997), and the talented young actress continued her winning streak with roles in such diverse films as The Joy Riders and Mumford (both 1999).

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

Therefore, while democracy, social justice, freedom, and dignity were overlapping and shared goals among the spectrum of secular, liberal, and Islamist groups (Alexander, 20120), scant discussion of the content or form of such wide - ranging frames were made available to the spectrum of protestors who participated in the revolts.

The tepid reaction to DeVos's selection among liberal and moderate education - reform groups such as Democrats for Education Reform and Education Trust may indicate new and deepened fault lines within the ed - reform coalition.

For the project, the Tang will work with other institutions of higher education, such as the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium and area community colleges, as well as area school districts and community groups that serve racially diverse populations in the region.

This tribal theory applies to peoples political affiliations such as liberal or conservative, or membership of other social groups, and we know liberals do tend to accept climate science more than conservatives from polls by Pew Research etc, although its not black and white.

For that matter, socialist conspiracy would also explain the way so many «liberal» groups, such as the ACLU; seem to be throwing Mann under the bus all of a sudden, after staying so quiet about his behavior for so long.

Heartland's position on climate change is controversial only in the mainstream media (which has decided to treat global warming the way liberal environmental groups tell them to, as a matter of settled science) and in the view of far - left organizations such as «Forecast the Facts.»

Perhaps, such a scenario will never come to pass since change has even come to Capitol Hill: recently, a bipartisan group ranging from liberal Democrat to right - wing Republican reintroduced legislation which would require the federal government to respect state laws allowing for the cultivation of hemp.

But I do have an interest in keeping the NAS out of the business of taking unneeded positions on controversial subjects having nothing to do with our mission, especially when such positions make us look to liberals as if we are a right - wing group.