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Immigration reform moving ahead in Texas
March 14, 2013On March 8th, the newly-elected progressive congressman from Dallas/Fort Worth, Marc Veasey, hosted a forum with local political and community leaders to talk about immigration reform.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Long live Fannie Lou Hamer
March 14, 2013On this day in 1977 Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer passed away.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died
March 13, 2013On March 13, 1906, Susan B. Anthony died in Rochester, N.Y., shortly after her eighty-sixth birthday.She was a pioneer leader of the cause of women's right to vote.,
Read moreA fog of lies surrounding Chicago school closings
March 13, 2013Ninety percent of students affected would be African American, an action that would be another destabilizing blow to African American communities.
Read moreNew Ryan budget: “A zombie he won’t let die”
March 13, 2013The GOP plan gives even more tax breaks to the rich, higher subsidies to companies that ship jobs overseas, and bigger tax cuts to corporations.
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