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Juneteenth: Recognizing neighborhood heroes and heroines
July 10, 2013The community gathered to celebrate Juneteenth and to honor more than a dozen people from the neighborhood whose everyday activities make all the difference.
Read moreCalifornia prisoners begin hunger strike
July 10, 2013Thousands of inmates July 8 renewed a hunger strike begun in 2011 to protest prison practices they say amount to torture.
Read more“Dreamers” descend upon House to demand immigration reform
July 10, 2013Six years ago, Evelyn Rivera saw her mother hauled away to jail and deported before her very eyes. This week, she marched on Washington to get her mother back.
Read moreWhat next for immigration reform legislation?
July 8, 2013What is clear is that the immigrant rights movement is facing the fight of its life.
Read moreKeystone XL pipeline means “death” for Native Americans
July 8, 2013The KXL project, if approved, would stretch 1,179 miles to transport tar sands oil, the dirtiest in the industry, from Canada through the U.S. Northern Plains to refineries in Texas.
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