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Rally for Citizenship
10,000 people rallied on the Capitol lawn for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Michigan Dems Bring Bill to Up Minimum Wage to $10 an Hour, and More
In todays On the News segment: The Supreme Court today heard arguments about whether human DNA can be patented, and more.

Revolution Is a Warm Gun: Rethinking the Left’s Positions on Violence and Gun Control
Arun Gupta: ‘Society awash in guns is more of a detriment to the left project of emancipation than a means to secure it.’

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To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely Among Racism
When Jose Vilson posts a blog, I read carefully, and I don't multitask. Why? I am a privileged, white male who has lived his entire 52 years in the …

Rally for Citizenship: Tens of Thousands Flood Capitol Hill in Massive Call for Humane Reform
Tens of thousands of immigrants from around the country joined allies from the labor movement and beyond to “Rally for Citizenship” Wednesday in Washington, DC.

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New Report Exposes Extreme ALEC Agenda in Arizona
Seventeen bills introduced in the Arizona legislature in 2013 can be tied to the American Legislative Exchange Council.

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Lil Wayne’s Lyrical Fascism
Lil Wayne fashioned lyrics that sound as if they were written by the racists who killed Emmitt Till.

BOP Invents Special Restriction for Environmental Activist Daniel McGowan: No Publishing Articles
Today, attorneys for activist Daniel McGowan at the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following update on his situation: Daniel McGowan is back at the halfway house …

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When War Hawks Become Human Rights Officials
Chris Hedges resigned from PEN American Center over the appointment of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel.

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Why Is North Dakota Torturing Women?
According to a new report by the UN, restricting women's access to abortion is considered torture, and states like North Dakota are guilty.