U.S.
Rising unemployment hits minorities hard, could affect health care coverage too
April 11, 2009Original source: With unemployment rates for racial minorities exceeding the national average, minorities continue to be disproportionately affected by the economic downturn and overrepresented among the people who lack health insurance. In March, the White unemployment...
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Bulgarian steel workers rally grows into national protests
April 11, 2009Reposted from www.novinite.com Teachers and doctors say they will join the persistent protests of Kremikovtzi steel mill workers, driven to despair by the economic situation in the country. The rallies will pile pressure on the Socialist-led...
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States move to spur voter engagement through preregistration
April 11, 2009States move to spur voter engagement through preregistration By Erin Ferns (Project Vote) The rising levels of voter participation among the nation’s youth continue to be challenged by the current voter registration system, perpetuating the difficulty...
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Congress urged to exempt bookstore records from Patriot Act
April 10, 2009On April 7, the American Booksellers Association (ABA), American Library Association, Association of American Publishers, and PEN American Center sent a memo urging Congress to exempt bookstores and library records from Section 215 of the USA...
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Bandana Project protests sexual violence against women farmworkers
April 10, 2009CHICAGO — Farmworker and women’s rights groups came together here April 8, to protest sexual violence against farmworker women and other low-wage female immigrant workers in the U.S. Legendary farmworker leader Dolores Huerta and others spoke...
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