civil rights
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School segregation at highest level in decades
The legal segregation of U.S. public schools was supposedly halted in 1954 by the landmark Brown v. Board of Education…
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A foreign policy in the service of imperialism
Jan. 20 marked the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. With Obama’s ascendancy, the much-hated…
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Política extranjera en el servicio del imperialismo
Jan. 20 marked the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. With Obama’s ascendancy, the much-hated…
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Take action: Political prisoner Leonard Peltier at risk!
The life of political prisoner Leonard Peltier is in danger, and family and supporters have launched an urgent campaign demanding…
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Civil rights laws challenged before the Supreme Court
Two cases before the Supreme Court seek to undermine civil rights protections won through decades of struggle against Jim Crow…
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Native Hawaiians struggle to prevent government land theft
Nearly 150 activists lined the streets of Lihu’e and O’ahu in Hawaii Dec. 26 demanding that Governor Linda Lingle abandon…
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Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox loses bail, wins expedited process
On the evening of Dec. 12, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to deny bail for Albert Woodfox. Woodfox…
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Muslim charity leaders convicted in racist witch-hunt trial
A U.S. federal government court in Dallas, Texas, has convicted five leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and…
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Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox to be released after 37 years in prison
In a major victory for the long-imprisoned Angola 3, Albert Woodfox has been granted bail by U.S. District Judge James…
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Proposition 8 sparks nationwide struggle against anti-LGBT bigotry
Proposition 8, an anti same-sex marriage referendum, was passed by California voters on Nov. 4. But the right-wing bigots who…
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