U.S.
GOP on wrong side of history on immigration
December 1, 2014In the year and a half since the Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill, House leaders refused to permit a vote on it.
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Activists shut down malls on Black Friday as Ferguson protests intensify
December 1, 2014Demonstrators successfully shut down the Galleria for about an hour, not only for Mike Brown but also in solidarity with striking Walmart workers.
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Lesson from the 2014 elections: Inclusive 50-state strategy needed
December 1, 2014The time for licking election wounds is over, but as many factors came into play, lessons are still being drawn from the setbacks.
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Man fights for justice inside Alabama prison
December 1, 2014A young man named Melvin Ray, incarcerated in Alabama's St. Clair Correctional Facility, began developing and sharing a plan for resistance to mass incarceration.
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San Jose coalition for affordable housing wins big
November 26, 2014San Jose, which advertises itself as "the capital of Silicon Valley," has one of the highest housing costs in the nation, as well as - not coincidentally - one of the highest rates of homelessness.
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