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Mass march July 13 at start of NC voting rights trial
July 8, 2015"We have a strong case against North Carolina's voting law. Not only is the measure discriminatory, but lawmakers knew it would harm voters of color and passed it anyway."
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May it displease the court: race and Justice Sotomayor
July 8, 2015The Supreme Court announced it would again hear an affirmative action case in which a white woman claims she was denied admission to the University of Texas because of her race.
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Capitalism the culprit in the Sixth Extinction
July 8, 2015If life on earth is to survive then we must reorient the means by which we survive currently toward keeping a balance with nature.
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Puerto Rico petition for bankruptcy struck down by Appeals Court
July 8, 2015Puerto Rico is unable to pay back its $72 billion dollar deficit and announced that the island's economy is on the verge of collapse.
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Today in labor history: airline workers strike in 1966
July 8, 2015On this date in 1966, International Association of Machinists (IAM) members across the country employed by five airlines went on strike.
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