racism
Hair-raising display at CPAC
February 23, 2010The 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference, which took place this past weekend, showed the nation two things: the right-wing fringe, while still small, has become more activist and, secondly, it has become even more extreme. It...
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African American equality and immigrant rights: united we stand
February 22, 2010All workers have a big stake in fight for immigrant rights and should reject those who are trying to use that issue to drive a wedge between people -- black, brown and white.
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Black farmers gain in their fight for compensation
February 22, 2010A new milestone was reached Feb. 18 in a longstanding civil rights case brought by African American farmers who suffered discrimination in federal loans and subsidies. Many of the farmers incurred huge debts or lost their...
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Undocumented drivers’ cars seized at ‘sobriety’ checkpoints
February 17, 2010Police operating motorist sobriety checkpoints in California are impounding cars of unlicensed drivers at a far higher rate than they're arresting drunks behind the wheel, says a new report.
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The tea party movement’s backward march
February 10, 2010The Nashville tea party convention was an orgy of racist hate, aiming to bring down Barack Obama and take our country back to the policies of Reagan, Bush or worse.
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