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Stop police brutality against peaceful protesters!

November 23, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

It is time for the federal government move in and stop what has become a pattern of attacks on the fundamental rights not only of Occupy protesters across the country, but on the rights of all...

Black labor leaders: Alabama’s immigration fight ground zero for civil rights

November 18, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

African American, civil rights and labor leaders visited Birmingham this week to see first hand how the state's new anti-immigrant law is impacting Latinos.

Internet lies could become federal crime

November 17, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Many social networks are filled with false information about people - from fake screen names to false details about appearance.

Why it’s important for you to defend marriage equality

November 10, 2011 By Michael Leonard

Same-sex marriage is legal in only eight jurisdictions: seven states and the District of Columbia. By next year that number could sink to six jurisdictions.

Russell Pearce defeated, wake up call for anti-immigrant lawmakers

November 9, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The powerful Republican state senator who authored Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant bill SB 1070, became the first sitting lawmaker in Arizona history to lose his seat in a recall election.