civil rights
Communist Party USA: 90 years of activism for socialism, democracy and peace
January 19, 2010The Communist Party USA is celebrating its 90th anniversary. During the past nine decades it has been in the vanguard of the movement for progressive social change. Beginning in the 1920s, Communists have played central roles...
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20,000 march to protest anti-immigrant sheriff
January 18, 2010PHOENIX - United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta and singer Linda Ronstadt were among more than 20,000 people who marched to protest "out-of-control" Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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U.S. prepares to celebrate MLK Jr. Day
January 13, 2010It's been more than 25 years since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday.
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The ruckus over Harry Reid
January 11, 2010Words do matter. But Republicans are the worst offenders when it comes to racism.
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Keep Cesar Chavez in Texas textbooks, UFW urges
January 11, 2010The United Farm Workers of America is urging supporters to stop the Texas state Board of Education from eliminating Cesar Chavez and other historic Latino leaders from public school textbooks.
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