Civil Rights

The Dying Wage: Your Letters

Letting Alito slide; the dying wage; reforming Capitol Hill: Readers react in this week's letters. more »

Sidelining Human Rights

A new report chastises the United States not only for its detention policies—but also its tolerance of abusive allies in the "war on terror." more »

Hiding Behind The Troops

George W. Bush is playing defense on the war in Iraq—accusing critics of giving "aid to the enemy." more »

The Wage Ethic

Martin Luther King Jr. would tell today's Congress to value American workers by providing a living wage. more »

What Would Dr. King Think?

washingtonpost.com — On progress and setbacks—think Alito—for racial equality in America today.

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Evasive Alito

Duck, dodge, weave. Reporters covering yesterday's questioning of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito got to show off their best boxing terms when describing Alito's respo more »

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Cease The Immigrant Roundups

It's time to end the arbitrary and ineffective program that rounds up Muslim and Arab immigrants in the United States. more »

Make Poverty History

guardian.co.uk — Britain's number two calls on the developed world to globalize not only capitalism, but social justice as well.

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Religious Freedom For All

Why the Supreme Court is right and the Family Research Council is wrong about religious freedom. more »

Fool Me Once

thenation.com — We should be alarmed by the willingness of our most powerful media companies to yield to White House pressure.

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