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Detroit book forum calls for new economy

January 7, 2010 By John Rummel

Jim Wallis, founding editor-in-chief of Sojourners Magazine, a Christian social justice publication, calls for new values and new economy.

Hotel workers sit in, proclaim San Francisco Hilton boycott

January 7, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

As dusk fell over the city, more than 140 hotel workers and their supporters wearing placards, "Boycott Hilton!" sat in the entry plaza to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

Text messages warn Arizona activists of sweeps

January 6, 2010 By Teresa Albano

Sheriff Joe Arpaio may be a smart man, but that doesn't stop human rights activists from outsmarting him.

Amanda Simpson: trailblazer for equality

January 6, 2010

Many believe that Amanda Simpson, 48, one of the first openly transgender appointees to the federal government is simply a sign of the times.

Drop tax on health benefits, say progressives

January 6, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu

A coalition of congressional progressives, the labor movement, and health reform advocates wants to see the final bill include taxes on the wealthy instead of health insurance plans.