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Government report points to rise in hate groups
April 23, 2009Original source: Hate groups and right wing extremists are using Americans' concern about undocumented immigration, the current economic downtown, and the election of the first African-American president to gain new recruits, according to a new Department...
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Stop the bias at Israel Railways
April 23, 2009(Reposted from Haaretz) The discussion about the dismissal of some 40 Israel Railways employees, held on Sunday in the regional labor court, shed some more light on an affair motivated by clear and overt discrimination for...
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Environmental community supports Employee Free Choice
April 23, 2009Happy Earth Day! It’s a great time to celebrate the cooperation between the environmental movement and the union movement in building a stronger, greener economy. A big part of that collaboration is making sure that green...
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ColorofChange urges all to see American Violet
April 23, 2009ColorofChange.org, a web-based group dedicated to strengthening Black America’s political voice, launched a grassroots, e-mail campaign promoting American Violet. “Too often, police drug raids in low-income communities across the county sweep up innocent people. Once in...
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Drama & diversity — back to basics
April 23, 2009CHICAGO -- With four Cuban films and a live appearance by the island’s eminent actor, Jorge Perugorria, a documentary about Chicago-based labor organizer, immigrant rights and political activist, Rudy Lozano, Nicaragua’s Ernesto Cardinal presenting a documentary...
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