civil rights
Sherrod, Obama, and the strength of roots
July 24, 2010How would members of the Obama administration have reacted to racist pressure from the Deep South in the early '60s?
Read moreNAACP, tea party, Shirley Sherrod and racism
July 22, 2010Tea party supporters can deny all they want that their "movement" is rife with racism. The American people aren't buying it.
Read moreProgressive center machine-gunned
July 16, 2010SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Southwest Workers Union's living quarters was sprayed with semi-automatic rifle fire July 11, leaving a 23-year-old intern in critical condition.
Read moreLa Raza conference: Overturn Arizona law
July 15, 2010SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Some 30,000 participants turned out for the National Council of La Raza annual conference here last weekend, where a major focus was Arizona's anti-immigrant SB 1070 law.
Read moreIn our broken system, legal immigration favors the privileged
July 14, 2010The truth is that the obtaining citizenship in this country if you are poor is difficult and costly and that is why many decide to enter the country illegally or simply overstay their visas.
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