Human Rights
Flower workers: giving Valentine’s Day new meaning
February 14, 2012Colombian workers - mostly female - who cut and ship flowers must endure substandard pay and conditions, reports the AFL-CIO. This holiday would provide an excellent opportunity to show support for them.
Read moreCongresswomen defend birth control for all
February 9, 2012Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and three other congresswomen attended a special news conference, reacting to Republican Speaker John Boehner's harsh attack on the Obama administration's birth control policy.
Read moreCivil rights and labor leaders develop strategy to repeal anti-immigrant law
February 7, 2012Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56, has threatened people of color regardless of their legal status, and continues to damage the state's economy and reputation.
Read moreCuba sets socialist example on LGBT rights
January 30, 2012Cuba is advancing a broad-based human rights agenda for LGBT people ahead of the United States.
Read moreJournalist files suit against Obama on NDAA
January 25, 2012Chris Hedges is suing President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta because the provisions are "clearly unconstitutional" and "a huge and egregious assault on democracy."
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