civil rights
No such thing as too big for justice
June 21, 2011The conservative-dominated Supreme Court ruled that Wal-Mart is too big to face class action justice, but America's workers think otherwise.
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Alabama passes nation’s most extreme anti-immigrant measure
June 9, 2011Critics say the new law is worse than Arizona's SB 1070.
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Couples celebrate new civil union law with “I do”
June 3, 2011Chicago hosts a public celebration of the new Illinois civil union law.
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Pete Seeger on youth, careers, and social movements
May 31, 2011David Kupfer visited with Pete Seeger just before his 90th birthday in the spring of 2009. This is the second installment of a three part series based on the interviews.
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Court ruling victory for African American firefighters
May 25, 2011African Americans represent 32.4 percent of Chicago but they make up only 17 percent respectively of the city's fire department.
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