Civil Rights

Fair Housing at the Supreme Court

By Alan Jenkins
From rooflines.org
December 19th, 2011

rooflines.org — The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a case with huge implications for equal opportunity in America.

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Protecting The Right To Vote

By Keith Ellison
November 2, 2011

Last month, Dorothy Cooper, a 96-year-old African-American woman from Chattanooga, Tennessee, went to the ballot box to vote. Dorothy was born before women had the right to vote and when Jim Crow laws kept most African-Americans disenfranchised. Despite this, Dorothy has not missed a single election since 1960. more »

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Americans for Constitutional Citizenship

By Alan Jenkins
January 10, 2011

Congratulations! You’re expecting a baby. There are a million things to do, from getting the nursery in order to buying a car seat and finding a pediatrician. Also, start documenting your family tree. Dig up your passport, and your parents’ passports, and maybe their parents’ too. Otherwise, your baby might not be a full American with full rights and responsibilities. more »

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Holding Arpaio Accountable

By Alan Jenkins
September 7, 2010

Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is known for housing inmates in tent cities in the desert and making them wear pink clothes as humiliation, but also for allegations of racial profiling and abusive treatment of Latinos, inside and outside of his jailhouse.

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Beware the Geneticaly Modified Giants

By Prof. Jiang Gaoming
From chinadialogue.net
April 2nd, 2010

chinadialogue.net —

Please bear in mind while reading this that Monsanto is a huge US globalized corporate, pumping GM crops into the US and world food chain.

Thats right, into your stomach.

The GM/Agricultural Chemical debate is international as this article shows, and for very good reason:

"...Roundup killed off Argentina’s other crops and, according to some, caused mutations in livestock. In humans, long-term contact with the chemical has also been found to causes health problems, including nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting and skin damage. .."

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Where Were the Anti-War Demonstrators?

By Tom Gallagher
From commondreams.org
November 3rd, 2009

commondreams.org — Campaign for Americas Future every so often carries stories along the lines of "Where is the outrage?". This article from a peace activist asks the question but takes it one step further and gets out to find out for himself why peace demos are so poorly attended

Great read, the comments too. The MANY excuses and the guilty consciences.

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Coming Clean on the Stimulus

By Alan Jenkins
October 20, 2009

A report issued by the White House and the Education Department on Monday showed that the federal economic stimulus package (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) has so far created or saved 250,000 education jobs. more »

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Obama's Wrong Note

By Alan Jenkins
May 4, 2009

During the presidential campaign, candidate Barack Obama spoke eloquently about race in America and its continuing relevance to our national progress. more »

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An Uneven Journey

By Alan Jenkins
March 24, 2009

Earlier this year, I visited my father, who lives in the Bay Area. As we drove from the Oakland airport, the conversation quickly turned to the Obama presidency. more »

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susan b anthony amendment

From actserv.osa.pl
February 18th, 2009

actserv.osa.pl — ADAMS -- Exactly 189 years after Susan B. Anthony was born at her family's home at 67 East Rd., the house was opened to the public on Sunday to show off efforts being made to restore the building with the intention of opening a museum dedicated to the late women's rights activist.
susan b anthony amendment

Stocks are modestly higher as President Barack Obama releases details of his $75 billion mortgage relief plan. The plan is designed to help stabilize the housing market and reduce foreclosures.

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