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Day of reckoning set for Texas voter ID law
November 18, 2013Texas' voter ID law, passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature and widely condemned as discriminatory and unconstitutional, now has a day in court.
Read moreSen. Davis registers candidacy for governor
November 15, 2013State Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth filed her official candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor on Nov. 9.
Read moreNational disgrace: Boehner blocks immigration vote
November 14, 2013Once again John Boehner has allowed a right-wing extremist cabal in Congress to control the fate of important legislation.
Read moreBlack Friday Walmart strike wave already underway
November 13, 2013"I want people to be able to live better, you know, like the commercial says; nobody lives better now except for the Waltons."
Read moreNYC elections: Overwhelming mandate for progressive change
November 13, 2013The 2013 New York City elections were a thunderous mandate for progressive change in the nation's largest city.
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