civil rights
New Florida election rules would disenfranchise many
May 16, 2011In Florida, a state that only a few decades ago was officially segregated, some people think this possible disenfranchisement is no accident.
Read moreAt American Islamic banquet, warning about “surveillance society”
May 10, 2011"We now live in a surveillance society," civil liberties attorney Chip Pitts charged, "and the dangerous thing is that [it is being] taken for granted, like water is for fish."
Read morePete Seeger on the power of songs, an interview
May 5, 2011Now is Pete Seeger's 92nd birthday. Happy birthday Pete!
Read moreAnti-immigrant bill could hurt Florida tourism
May 3, 2011Criminalizing undocumented immigrants might make good politics, especially for Republicans supported by the tea party movement, but it would cripple the state's economy.
Read moreRight-wing agenda in Memphis would reverse King era gains
May 3, 2011Even in Memphis. That's how far down the chain of state and local governments the right wing war on workers has extended - and take it from one who knows, Alvin Turner.
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