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Judge Who Recanted ID Ruling Offers Stunning Admission

By Brad Friedman, Oct. 18, 2013 This story just keeps getting more insane.read more

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Next New York Mayor Implies He Will End Muslim Profiling

By Amitabh Pal, Oct. 18, 2013 Could law enforcement in NYC be on the verge of treating Muslim Americans fairly?read more

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Congress Must Protect LGBT People in the Workplace

By Wade Henderson, Oct. 21, 2013 It has been four years since the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Time to take the next step.read more

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Booker Rebukes Heckler at NJ's First Same Sex Marraige

By Stephen C. Webster, Oct. 21, 2013 New Jersey's next senator puts heckler in his place before reading couple's vows.read more

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Travesty: Justice Delayed for 'Central Park Five'

By Brad Friedman, Oct. 22, 2013 "Travesty" isn't really strong enough to properly describe what happened in this case.read more

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Stop Using Black Women as Accessories

By Sarah Moglia, Skepchick, Nov. 13, 2013 Stop using women of color as props or accessories. It’s really not that hard, I promise.read more

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DOJ Fights 'True the Vote' Motion on Texas Voter ID Case

By Ernest A. Canning and Brad Friedman, Nov. 15, 2013 DOJ pushes back against rightwing group's attempt to derail legal challenge.read more

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Cheney Sisters Squabble Over LGBT Rights

By AFP, Nov. 18, 2013 Liz and Mary Cheney fight about marriage equality in full view of the public.read more

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NFL Bullying Scandal Upends Our Stereotypes of Race

By Fred McKissack, Nov. 19, 2013 Consider the lives of the two men involved in this ordeal.read more

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Boehner Must End Doublespeak on Immigration

By Ed Morales, Nov. 21, 2013 The speaker's inaction goes against the wishes of a vast majority of Americans.read more

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Study: Unemployment Benefits Do Not Prolong Joblessness

By Joshua Holland, Moyers & Company, Dec. 5, 2013 The old Republican claim of welfare-as-slavery is finally put to bed, by science.read more

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S. African Leader Nelson Mandela Dies at 95

By AFP, Dec. 5, 2013 Millions mourn as South Africa's anti-apartheid hero succumbs to lung infection.read more

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Mandela at Sunset

By Andrew Meldrum, Oct. 2007 “He found the generosity to speak with his oppressors. He forgave an implacable enemy.”read more

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Remembering Nelson Mandela

By Matthew Rothschild, Dec. 5, 2013 Mandela was part Muhammad Ali, part Aung San Suu Kyi, and part Lincoln.read more

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The Light Breaks Through the Darkness

By Donald Smyth, Dec. 5, 2013 A poem in remembrance of the great Nelson Mandela.read more

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Police Cellphone Searches Double Under Obama

By Stephen C. Webster, Dec. 9, 2013 Outdated privacy law allows police to run roughshod over the Fourth Amendment.read more

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Stewart: Fox News Fears Anything that's 'Muslim-y'

By Amitabh Pal, Dec. 12, 2013 Comedy Central host nails Fox for their 'scoop' about a YMCA bulletin board.read more

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Wisconsin Sees Nation's Biggest Jump in Jobless Claims

By Ruth Conniff, Dec. 12, 2013 Plan to end jobless benefits a critical issue in the state.read more

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America's Class War: Plutocracy vs. Democracy

By Bill Moyers, Dec. 16, 2013 America's oldest struggle is the fight to ensure government represents 'we the people.'read more

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Our 'Land of the Free' Has 25% of the World's Prisoners

By Joshua Holland, Moyers & Company, Dec. 17, 2013 We all pay a heavy price for America's ill-fated war on drugs.read more

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