civil rights
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Understanding the Prop. 8 decision
Prof. Zachary Wolfe teaches "Law As a Force for Social Change" and "Progressive Movements: Rewriting History" at George Washington University,…
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Jim Crow alive in Pennsylvania
On May 1, an all-white jury let off the hook two Pennsylvania teenagers who murdered Luis Ramirez, 25, last summer.…
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D.C. press conference: ‘Drop the charges against Dr. Sami Al-Arian’
Family and supporters of Dr. Sami Al-Arian held a press conference April 24 in front of the U.S. Department of…
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Justice department releases torture memos
On April 16, the Justice Department released documents detailing more than a dozen torture techniques used by the Central Intelligence…
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‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ a denial of civil rights
President Obama’s campaign promise to repeal the bigoted “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is now looking less and less like…
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Iowa legalizes same-sex marriage
In a unanimous decision, the Iowa Supreme Court voted April 3 to legalize same-sex marriage. On the same day, thousands…
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ANSWER Fined $7000 for March 21st Anti-War Posters
Free Speech rights in Washington D.C. are under attack and we need you to take action. The outcome of this…
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Supreme Court strikes a blow to African American voting rights
The stench of racism is in the air after today’s retrograde decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision came…
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The impact of the Black struggle on Puerto Rican immigrants
The historical struggle of the African American people was the inevitable consequence of the introduction of slavery by capitalists in…
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A hero’s welcome
Thanks to an urgent campaign launched by his supporters, Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier was recently transferred back to…
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