equality
Political heavyweights join battle vs. Minnesota voter ID law
July 27, 2012The campaign to oppose voter photo ID represented all three of Minnesota's major political parties.
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Chick-fil-A is trying to feed us homophobia
July 26, 2012Chick-fil-A has maintained a sharp anti-gay stance, feeding millions of dollars into organizations that oppose same-sex marriage.
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Today in labor history: air conditioning patented by black inventor
July 12, 2012Today in 1949 African American inventor Frederick McKinley Jones submitted 3 patents: for an automatic refrigeration system for trucks; the starter generator; and a generator for cooling gas engines - and hence air conditioning was born!...
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American dream: Florida voters defend rights
July 5, 2012Florida has been in the eye of many natural storms. The Sunshine State is now in the eye of a man-made voter suppression storm.
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Today in history: Civil Rights Act signed
July 2, 2012On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, a historic advance for all Americans.
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