civil rights
At 90, Frances Gabow keeps up the fight for socialism
June 16, 2010Frances Gabow's life-just 10 years shy of a century--is a history book of political struggle in the 20th century. "And I don't regret a thing," she told a crowd celebrating her 90th birthday recently.
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Slaves who built U.S. Capitol to be honored
June 14, 2010The U.S. Congress will acknowledge the role of slave labor in building the U.S. Capitol Building this week.
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Civil rights enforcement top priority for Justice Department
June 7, 2010Enforcement of employment, disability rights and other anti-discrimination laws have been stepped up.
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Congress moves to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
May 28, 2010Gay, lesbian, civil rights groups and supporters say the move by Congress Thursday, May 27, toward ending the U.S. military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy was a historic step forward.
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Calif. Assembly honors Japanese American civil liberties fighter
May 26, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - Almost seven decades after young Fred Korematsu was arrested for defying orders to relocate to an internment camp during World War II, the California Assembly last week passed a bill to recognize his Jan....
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