civil rights
GOP goes after kids and Constitution
August 4, 2010A key amendment to the U.S. Constitution is in the cross hairs of a frightening Republican campaign.
Read moreCivil rights groups hit Race to the Top
August 3, 2010The National Urban League and five other civil rights organizations, in a in a hard-hitting report, have criticized President Obama's Race to the Top education reform program.
Read moreAmericans with Disabilities Act hits 20 year mark
July 28, 2010ADA, credited with transforming tens of millions of people's lives, hits 20 year mark this week.
Read moreSherrod, Obama, and the strength of roots
July 24, 2010How would members of the Obama administration have reacted to racist pressure from the Deep South in the early '60s?
Read moreNAACP, tea party, Shirley Sherrod and racism
July 22, 2010Tea party supporters can deny all they want that their "movement" is rife with racism. The American people aren't buying it.
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