racism
Latino civil rights pioneer Mario G. Obledo dies at 78
August 24, 2010Mario Guerra Obledo, a son of Mexican immigrants who became a champion of civil rights and the first Latino official to head a California state agency, died Aug. 18 at age 78.
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Cheers for Anne Feeney, jeers to Chamber of Commerce
August 24, 2010CHEERS for troubadour Anne Feeney, who has sung her lungs out to help America's workers.
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Roy Kaufman, freedom fighter, dies at 80
August 23, 2010CLEVELAND -- "Freedom fighter," "Poor man's lawyer," and "One of the most beautiful people I ever met" -- words that described progressive attorney, Roy Kaufman.
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Glenn Beck calls unemployed “un-American”
August 20, 2010According to Glenn Beck the nations 1.4 million Americans who have been out of work more than 99 weeks are "a bunch of un-American losers."
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U.S. ready to sue Arizona sheriff on alleged civil rights abuses
August 19, 2010Justice Department attorneys investigating Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio for civil rights violations, are giving his lawyers until next Tuesday to turn over requested documents.
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