civil rights
President praised for bringing millions out of the shadows
November 21, 2014"Immigrants take jobs most Americans won't accept and under conditions most other Americans won't tolerate; big parts of our economy can't survive without them."
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Op-Ed roundup: Failure of Republicans to act is why Obama must
November 18, 2014The only reason President Obama has to act on immigration reform is that House Speaker John Boehner won't.
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Street theatre a part of Ferguson area protests this week
November 18, 2014The crowd was greeted by colorful signs and banners announcing the arrival and one-day performance of what demonstrators called the "Injustice Freak Show."
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Packed house at 3rd annual Vito Marcantonio Forum
October 29, 2014Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) was a fourteen-term Congressman from East Harlem.
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A special prosecutor a must in Michael Brown case
October 28, 2014The goal of selective leaking of information seems be to influence public opinion prior to the completion of the grand jury's work.
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