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Civil Rights Groups Challenge Texas’s Voter ID Law in Federal Court
The NAACP and two other groups are filing suit to halt the state's voter ID law after a Supreme Court ruling in June.
Enough DeLay: Do the Crime, Serve the Time
By appealing todayu2019s reversal of the conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas is taking the step necessary to ensure that justice is done.
How Lockup Quotas and “Low-Crime Taxes” Guarantee Profits for Private Prison Corporations
The report sheds light on the for-profit private prison industryu2019s reliance on high prison populations, and how they directly benefit its bottom line.
Eco-Investigators Say Fracking Air Pollution Is Poisoning Families in Texas
When residents with health symptoms seemed to be ignored by government regulators, Advocacy group Earthworks made startling discoveries about the effects of fracking on a Texas neighborhood.
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More Student Debt, Less Payback – Especially for Women
As more people go deeper into educational debt the payback is becoming ever more uncertain - especially for women.
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What Happens to the GOP When White Is No Longer the Norm?
The GOP is burdened with a base too steeped in racial denialism and resentment to allow Republicans to reach out to minority voters.
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Dear Landlord: Please Heed These Words That I Speak
Structurally, I'm not sure there's all that much difference between me as a rentier and some billionaire; the incentives tend to be the same, do they not?
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Stand Up to Republican Bullies
Call off your dogs, Attorney General Holder. Don't make Justice Antonin Scalia school you on the First Amendment.
The Federal Reserve, QE and Jobs
A ‘QE for Jobs’ program would also represent the greatest reduction in income inequality overnight in US history.
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House of Labor Needs Repairs, Not Just New Roommates
US unions aren't going to meet the challenges they face by further abandoning the workplace terrain still occupied by their own members or by workers strategic to the future …