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Obama admin speaks out against bullying gay youth
October 12, 2010After a wave of teen suicides by gay youth recently due to bullying the Obama administration is speaking out saying no young person should have to endure a life of relentless taunts and harassment.
Read moreUndocumented immigration in international perspective
October 11, 2010There are at least 214 million people living outside their countries of origin, either as naturalized citizens, legal noncitizens, temporary workers or undocumented. At least 100 million of these are in the labor force.
Read moreLegalizing civil unions nears in Illinois
October 6, 2010For decades gay and lesbian rights activists here and throughout Illinois fought to end discrimination against people in housing and employment based on their sexual orientation.
Read moreOct. 2 ‘One Nation’ rally calls for jobs
October 3, 2010Protesters rallied at the Lincoln Memorial Oct. 2 to cheer calls for jobs, union rights and a massive vote against corporate greed and hate in the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
Read moreRinku Sen discusses racial justice
September 30, 2010"The biggest and overarching question today is how we move forward with a modern racial justice agenda," said Rinku Sen, president and executive director of the Applied Research Center.
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