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NFL players make strong defense of LGBT equality
September 14, 2012Many athletes have publicly stated their support for having LGBT players as their teammates, and some have supported marriage equality efforts.
Read moreFaith leaders condemn far right Values summit
September 14, 2012Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders, in a hastily called press conference, spoke out today against the Ryan budget.
Read moreIn Chicago, a movement is born to reclaim public education
September 13, 2012Parents, students and community groups, whose pent up outrage at school privatization dictated by Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been unleashed by the strike, joined teachers on the picket lines.
Read morePennsylvania high court to rule on massive vote suppression law
September 12, 2012Estimates are that the law will disenfranchise one in 10 eligible voters - mostly people of color, students, seniors and low-income voters.
Read moreFlorida’s economy lags behind nation; low wages contribute
September 12, 2012Florida workers were hit hard by the Great Recession and the economic recovery is coming to them more slowly than their counterparts in other states across the nation.
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