democracy
Today in labor and peoples history: Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 6, 2012Today in 1965 in the presence of Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and others, President Lyndon Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act forbid the discriminatory voting practices against African Americans and...
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Texas elections hinge, so far, on big money
August 2, 2012If one were to believe the commercial media coverage, it would hard to get around the conclusion that Texas voters are lazy, mean, and not very bright.
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Bernie Sanders, 2012, and fighting the oligarchy
July 27, 2012Democracy was never a gift bestowed on the multitude by the top layers of our society, either at the country's founding or in its subsequent history.
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Political heavyweights join battle vs. Minnesota voter ID law
July 27, 2012The campaign to oppose voter photo ID represented all three of Minnesota's major political parties.
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U.S. Senator: Right wing out to gut Constitution
July 25, 2012The right wing of U.S. politics is not just attacking unions and workers' rights but the very foundation of our system of government, says Sen. Tom Harkin.
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