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NEW YORK -- Cesar Perales has fought his share of critics over the years, in legal battles for minorities denied jobs, bilingual classes in schools and more Latino police officers.

Governor David Paterson will push the State Senate to vote on same-sex marriage during a special session in early September. A spokesman for the governor said on Friday that the State Senate is currently not in the right mindset to take up the issue. The governor said he believes that marriage equality is an important civil rights issue and he will work with Senate leaders to move the process forward in the fall.

Last week I walked into a local retail store and the owner struck up a conversation with me. 'What do you do for a living?' she asked. When I answered, her eyes lit up and she started to tell me about a friend of hers whose 6 month long boyfriend had popped the moving in question the night before. Her cautious response - could she think about it and maybe they could discuss it more later - was met with anger. Eventually, her bf decided to recant his offer because she 'didn't immediately jump at the suggestion'. Here's the thing: sure, there is something to be said for being impulsive, acting in the moment and letting passion reign. Telling someone 'I love you,' is a leap of faith, and asking someone about moving in is a similar proposition. You have to know the person really well, or at least know they really need a place to stay. (Ok, I'm joking on that last one, but its not that uncommon either in today's economic climate). So although I understand the gent's reaction and disappo

At first it may seem only right for Dean Foods Co., the nation's largest organic dairy producer, to roll out a line of yogurts and milk marketed as 'natural.' But Dean's announcement last week alarmed advocates of organic food, who say the burgeoning market for less-expensive 'natural' foods reaps billions from consumers while guaranteeing little ...

NEW YORK -- Cesar Perales has fought his share of critics over the years, in legal battles for minorities denied jobs, bilingual classes in schools and more Latino police officers. But none of those efforts compares with the tempest his Puerto Rican Legal Defense and education Fund has stirred because of the dozen years that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served as one of its board members.