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States disregard law, disenfranchise poor people
Research by two national voting rights groups, Project Vote and Demos, has shown that Missouri and other states are violating…
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Stephen Hinze takes on cops, L.A. City Attorney
The gymnasium at Olive Vista Middle School in Sylmar, Los Angeles, Calif., was bustling with excitement on May 7. Sitting…
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L.A. organizers demand moratorium on racist ICE raids
On May 13, pro-immigrant organizations held a press conference and emergency rally to protest the ongoing raids and deportations targeting…
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Columbia revisited
The author was present at the historic Columbia University revolt of April 1968, when students took over the campus to…
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Working without documents a felony in Mississippi
On March 17, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour signed into law SB2988, the Mississippi Employee Protection Act. The law makes it…
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Three MOVE 9 members denied parole
In April, three women of the MOVE 9 were denied parole. The political prisoners have been behind bars since 1978,…
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Supreme Court upholds Indiana’s voter ID law
By a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Indiana can demand a state-issued photo ID before allowing a…
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Chicago rally defends China against U.S. attacks
More than 300 people, including members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, attended a May 4 rally in Chicago…
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Yankton Sioux stand up to South Dakota troopers
A peaceful demonstration against a hog farm being built on Yankton Sioux tribal land in southeastern South Dakota was recently…
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French prisons hold majority Muslim immigrants
According to Muslim leaders, sociologists and researchers, Muslims make up 60 to 70 percent of prisoners in France despite making…
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