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What next for immigrant rights?

At present, there is no chance that any legislation benefiting undocumented immigrants and their families could pass at the federal level. The numbers are not there in the House, or to overcome a Senate filibuster.

Protesters force retreat on plan to dismantle Philly public schools

A coalition of parent, community, student and labor groups brought their message to the Philadelphia city School Reform Commission

Women’s sufferage amendment sent to states

Rally seeks freedom for Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera

Lopez is the longest-held political prisoner in the history of Puerto Rico.

AFGE: new poultry inspection rules endanger public’s health

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents all federal poultry inspectors, is telling the Obama administration to reject planned new poultry inspection rules.