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Leading Groups Stand Strong with American Muslims in Appeal of NYPD Spying Lawsuit
Law enforcement officials, interfaith, civil liberties groups file amicus briefs in support of Hassan et al v. City of New York.
Released Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan: “There’s No Sense in Prison“
Released from Rikers prison after serving 58 days, Occupy activist Cecily McMillan discusses prisons, policing and why she'll keep protesting.
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Justice Corrupted
Scattered throughout the ranks of US federal prosecutors and judges there have always been men and women who are unwilling to make a distinction between their own biases and …
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A Deluded Consensus on Discrimination
Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling made it clear that bigotry still flourishes.
Dispatches From Freedom Summer: Ghosts of Greenwood
A reporter goes to Mississippi and encounters the echoes of family and the struggle for civil rights.
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LA Residents Denounce the Deportation of Migrant Youth
These are children the Obama administration are deporting u2013 children who have learned that talk of American compassion was just a rumor.
Major Progressive Coalition of Elected Officials, Labor and Community Groups Announce New Statewide Legislation to Address Unlawful, Racist Marijuana Arrests
Despite Dramatic Drop in Stop and Frisk, NYPD on track to arrest as many people in 2014 as previous year, racial disparities persist.
The Kochs’ Anti-Civil Rights Roots: New Documents Expose Charles Koch’s Ties to John Birch Society
New documents show billionaire oil industrialist Charles Koch was an active member of the controversial right-wing John Birch Society during its campaigns against the civil rights movement.
Like His Dad, Charles Koch Was a Bircher
Charles Koch was an active member of the controversial right-wing John Birch Society during its active campaigns against the civil rights movement.
Newspaper Comment Sections Become Cordoned-Off Hate Crime Scenes
The unexpected new locations for hate crime scenes in the 21st century appear to be the comments sections of the nation's leading newspapers, where calls to violence have become …