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Indianas threat to voting rights
February 1, 2008The Supreme Court will soon rule on an Indiana law requiring citizens to present a government-issued photo ID every time they vote. The case is Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. Supporters of the law claim...
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Prospects for Black and Latino unity
February 1, 2008African Americans and Mexican Americans — and really all Latinos — have much to gain in the 2008 elections. There are opportunities for both communities to work together and lead the growing movement for political change...
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New Jersey apologizes for slavery
February 1, 2008New Jersey recently became the first Northern state to issue an apology for slavery, which claimed the lives of millions of African people “imported” to North America since the 17th century. In 1865, when slavery was...
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Collective punishment
February 1, 2008The blockaded and barricaded residents of Gaza performed a dramatic mass act of peaceful civil disobedience last week.
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Letters – Feb. 2, 2008
February 1, 2008Big business apples As a 41-year retired member of organized labor, I remember labor’s fight against the NAFTA bill. Capitalist’s servant William “Bill” Clinton did Wall Street’s bidding by signing the NAFTA legislation into law. At...
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