9 May 2012
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0Tomorrow, the House is expected to vote on a budget that if passed, will cut funds to essential programs for struggling American families and low income people to make sure our defense budget is not touched.
Republicans have it all wrong. In this time of economic instability and high unemployment, cutting funds programs like Social Services block grants will only cause more Americans to fall...
You can hear the awe and disbelief in the now infamous and chilling 911 calls from residents of Sanford, FL. In essence, they capture the moments in which a 17 year old black teenager, Trayvon Martin, was assassinated. And the gunman, George Zimmerman, has not even been arrested.
Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Law says a citizen doesn’t have to retreat before...
Check out the highlights from the historic re-enactment of 2012's Selma to Montgomery march. This year was especially monumental as thousands came out in solidarity to express their opposition to Alabama's Draconian anti-immigrant legislation, HB56.
Today’s guest blogger is Mary Lassen, Managing Director, Center for Community Change
Is it just me or does anyone else feel like they are living in an alternate universe where all of America has been cast into an episode of “Mad Men,” the TV show acclaimed for its very realistic portrayal of life in the 1960s? You know, back when it was acceptable for men to chase their...
On Tuesday, the candidate who injected the fantasy of “self-deportation” into the GOP primary won in Arizona, the home of the “papers please” laws that have spread across the country. But it’s not just anti-immigrant legislation that’s spreading. While the GOP’s presidential primary campaign is embracing the culture wars, we’re seeing the rise of...
