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Zimmerman verdict becomes rallying point for social justice action
July 15, 2013"If anything good is to come, this is the time to build a movement," said national NAACP spokesman Eric Wingerter this weekend as his organization gathered for its national convention.
Read moreTexas Senate enacts harsh new anti-abortion laws
July 15, 2013The Texas Senate voted 19-11 for harsh anti-abortion measures that include a 20-week ban on abortions, with no exemptions for rape or incest.
Read moreAFL-CIO hits Obama’s postponement of employer health care mandate
July 11, 2013The AFL-CIO is upset by the latest health care development: a one-year postponement of another key section, the employer mandate.
Read moreAFL-CIO’s Holt-Baker, 30 others, arrested at West Virginia protest
July 11, 2013The U.S. "is not great because of CEOs and lawyers. It's great because of working people. This is a faith-based movement, it's a civil rights movement, and it cannot fail."
Read moreWhite House warns GOP on immigration reform
July 11, 2013The White House warned Republican lawmakers not to block a comprehensive immigration reform bill just to appease "far-right" conservatives.
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