civil rights
Phoenix mayor opposes discrimination against LGBT community
April 12, 2012This development comes after a recent example of such prejudice, in which a lesbian couple was kicked out of a restaurant.
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Golden Gods awards: Damien Echols, musicians speak out
April 12, 2012These teenagers were vilified simply because they looked and dressed differently, and listened to heavy metal.
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Should union organizers get civil rights protections?
April 10, 2012Workers who are trying to unionize should be added to the groups of people protected by the nation's civil rights laws, two authors say. Currently those laws apply to women and minorities. Their idea, in the...
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Amid racism and shootings, labor fights back
April 9, 2012A series of shootings in Tulsa's Greenwood area has once again raised concerns over escalating racial tensions.
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Civil rights activists force corporations to flee ALEC
April 6, 2012An online petition campaign-gone-viral this week has triggered an exodus by giant corporations out of ALEC.
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