voting rights
Hundreds continue Selma-Montgomery march across Alabama
March 6, 2012In addition to shining a light on current day attacks on voting rights, immigrant rights and workers rights. marchers yesterday added the fight for universal public education to their agenda.
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Ohio Labor Day fests defy “economic royalists”
September 7, 2011Boosting the fight against Republican attacks on union and voting rights, tens of thousands rallied at Labor Day picnics, festivals and marches in cities throughout Ohio.
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Top labor leader: The fight is about morals
May 27, 2011AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is redefining workers' battle with the radical right as a moral struggle, saying it involves the nation's future.
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GOP strategy: limit voting rights
May 2, 2011In 33 Republican-governed states, new laws have been proposed or enacted that make voter laws much stricter.
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Over 4 million U.S. citizens denied right to vote
September 23, 2010A protest rally calling for restoration of voting rights for ex-felons was held last week at the University of the District of Columbia.
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