U.S.
Attorney General launches new voting rights battle
July 25, 2013The Justice Department is opening a new front in the battle for voting rights in response to a Supreme Court ruling that dealt a major setback to voter protections.
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The root causes of undocumented immigration
July 24, 2013The right has portrayed undocumented immigration as an "invasion" of revolutionaries and criminals, orchestrated by the Mexican government; this is nonsense.
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Baltimore and Philly marchers honor Trayvon Martin
July 22, 2013Protesters marched through downtown Baltimore July 20 to voice their anger at the murder in Florida of Trayvon Martin.
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Steelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairs
July 22, 2013Another local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.
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“What Lies Across the Water”: Revealing new book on Cuban 5
July 17, 2013In comprehensive and convincing fashion the book explains how the Cuban Five came to be arrested, tried, and imprisoned.
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