civil rights
“Free the Wilmington Ten!” forty years later
January 4, 2013Forty years. Damn it's been a long time.
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ACLU criticizes record deportation numbers
December 26, 2012New detainer policy is a positive step, but serious Constitutional problems still remain.
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NAACP continues campaign to restore ex-felons’ voting rights
October 16, 2012Voting: it's one of the fundamental rights of a citizen in a democracy, and yet millions of Americans who are ex-felons are denied it, even after they have paid their debt to society.
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Indigenous protesters killed in Guatemala
October 15, 2012The protesters were met by elements of the armed forces and the National Civil Police, who, evidently ordered to disperse them, opened fire, resulting in the deaths and injuries.
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Today in labor history: The “Great March” for LGBT rights
October 11, 2012Activists taking part included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Latino civil rights figure Cesar Chavez, and then-presidential candidate and civil rights defender Jesse Jackson.
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