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Supreme racism tramples democracy in voting rights
June 28, 2013The 30-year project of the Republicans and ultra-conservatives to crush civil rights took a qualitative leap forward when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a 5-4 decision announced on June 25.
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Today in labor history: Stonewall sparks gay rights movement
June 28, 2013Forty four years ago today the Stonewall demonstrations broke out in New York City,
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Paula Deen shows racism has not gone away
June 28, 2013Over the past few weeks Paula Deen has gone from so-called celebrity chef to national pariah - and rightfully so.
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Obama talks clean energy jobs, LA launches solar rooftop program
June 28, 2013President Obama included job creation in his climate change speech June 25, while Los Angeles launched the largest-ever urban solar rooftop program.
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Texas “women power” blocks anti-abortion bill
June 28, 2013AUSTIN, Texas - A severe anti-abortion bill went down to defeat June 25 thanks in part to a 10-hour filibuster by state Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth.
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