civil rights
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Judge rules district violated lesbian teen’s rights
Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old high school senior has been in the media spotlight since her school district decided to cancel…
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Black women, with only $5 to our name
A shocking study revealed to the world that the average median wealth for women of color between the ages of…
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Across the country: militant student protests against budget cuts
On March 4, students all over the country walked out of class and took to the streets to defend education.…
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Protesters march against anti-LGBT hate crime
On Feb. 20, Matthew Morgan and Emmanuel Winston were walking to their cars in downtown Austin, Texas, wearing jerseys for…
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Migrant forest workers win $2.75 million in back wages
Immigrant forestry workers won $2.75 million in a law suit settlement against an Arkansas tree-planting company, Superior Forestry Services. Superior…
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Injustice in the pretrial system
A version of this article has been previously circulated through other sources. This version was edited for PSLweb with the…
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Capitalists attack, the PSL fights back!
Far from the "change" promised by President Obama and his new administration, 2009 reinforced capitalism's status quo. It was a…
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Undocumented workers face new repressive state tactics
On Dec. 15, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced HR 4321, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act…
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Veronica Jones, key witness in case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Veronica Jones, a witness in the case against Mumia Abu-Jamal, died Dec. 8. We announce this with sympathy to her…
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Jimmy Santiago Baca, famous Chicano poet and author, headlines event to free the Cuban Five
Billed "As an evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca," the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five held an extremely successful…
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