civil rights
Republicans playing with fire on immigration, Latinos say
January 6, 2011Republicans are pushing anti-immigrant bills in states across the country, spurring anger among Latinos, who are a major voting bloc.
Read moreCoalition urges filibuster reforms in new Senate session
January 5, 2011A coalition of progressive organizations, Fix the Senate Now, is calling for filibuster reform.
Read moreBanning ethnic studies in Arizona is wrong!
January 4, 2011A new draconian law in Arizona went into effect banning classes statewide, k-12, that promote the teachings of civil rights leaders such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez.
Read moreScott sisters freed!
January 4, 2011Jamie and Gladys Scott received the news on December 29 that their 16-year prison ordeal was over at last: Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour commuted their double-life sentences and ordered them out of prison. They were originally...
Read moreCoyotes in the city: lessons for 2011
December 23, 2010As we look ahead to the new year, coyotes wandering around Chicago offer some lessons to keep in mind.
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