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Thousands of Israelis march against “witch-hunt”
January 18, 2011Center and left Israelis, including political parties and human rights organizations, warn that Israel hasn't learned the lessons of the 1950s McCarthyite hysteria in the U.S.
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The GOP attack on NPR
January 14, 2011The Republicans' main interest in the NPR fights is to destroy this nation's only democratically controlled media.
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A tale of two struggles
December 21, 2010The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and the close vote on the DREAM Act are milestones in the continuing struggle to expand democracy and equality in America.
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On Human Rights Day, caregivers celebrate a victory
December 13, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - For two hardworking women, International Human Rights Day 2010 was an occasion to celebrate. Victoria Aquino and Lourdes Torres, who came to the U.S. from the Philippines in recent years and worked as...
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Appeals court hears California marriage equality case
December 7, 2010The effort to overturn Prop. 8, California's ballot initiative barring same-sex marriage, reached a new milestone Dec. 6 on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, as a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of...
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