U.S.
GOP strategy for victory on Nov. 4: racism and voter suppression
October 30, 2014Voter turnout is decisive to the outcome; labor and its allies are going all out to reach every potential supporter, including discouraged voters.
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Ferguson causes a nation to re-examine police violence and brutality
October 29, 2014These issues have turned Ferguson into the epicenter of a people's earthquake with the potential to shake our national understanding of race and racist repression.
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Early voting runs strong against GOP in North Carolina
October 28, 2014Moral Monday has staged "March to the Polls" and "Souls to the Polls" to early voting polling places across the state.
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Voter protection volunteers to monitor polls in voting rights battlegrounds
October 28, 2014Voter protection monitors will be in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin on November 4 to help clear any voting barriers.
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Fed’s Yellen hits income inequality
October 27, 2014Even the head of the Fed now worries about the chasm of income inequality. But Janet Yellen, in a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, took it one step beyond money.
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