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NYC Council bans hiring discrimination against unemployed

January 29, 2013 By Hank M. Gracchus

While this important anti-discrimination measure passed overwhelmingly in the city council by a 44-4 vote, opposition continues from employers and their advocates.

Jan. 30 day of action: “We need Jobs Not Cuts”

January 29, 2013 By Susan Webb

The Americans for Tax Fairness online "flash-mob" campaign "We need #JobsNotCuts" is part of a national Jan. 30 Day of Action.

Oil barge crashes, leaks into Mississippi River

January 29, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Cleanup crews rushed to clean up the mess the following day, and are continuing to skim oily water off the river.

The woman whose name I carried on a cold winter day

January 28, 2013 By Jason Gooljar

Thousands of people traveled to Washington on Satuday, Jan. 26, for a national March for Gun Control. Here is one marcher's reflections on the day.

Virginia GOP tries to dilute African-American vote

January 28, 2013 By Art Cook

Senate Republicans took advantage of the absence of Democrat Henry Marsh, a civil rights hero who was attending the ceremony, to pass a huge mid-decade redistricting bill.