Civil Rights & Justice
Challenging intolerance and inequality at home and abroad
New, Invasive Online Surveillance Bill Rears Its Head
Activists say CISPA is more threatening than SOPA and PIPA.
Posted Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Malcolm Lumpkins
VIDEO: Marshall Fitz, Eduardo Garcia Discuss Supreme Court’s SB 1070 Hearing
Check out the second of a two-part video series on the controversial case before the Supreme Court today.
Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Eduardo Garcia & Tara Kutz
Minn. Trans Woman Faces Trial After Surviving Hate-Based Attack
The handling of CeCe McDonald’s case has drawn widespread condemnation from LGBT advocates and grassroots trans supporters.
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by Shay O'Reilly
Procter & Gamble Pulls From Right-Wing ALEC, Joining 12 Other Companies
Officials from the company confirmed that they were not renewing their membership with ALEC.
Posted Monday, April 23, 2012 by Brian Stewart
Top 5 Negative Impacts of Arizona’s ‘Papers Please’ Law
What to expect if the Supreme Court upholds the law.
Posted Friday, April 20, 2012 in Reprints by Center for American Progress Immigration Team
BREAKING: Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut Owner Drops ALEC, Becoming 12th Company
ALEC has helped push voter suppression efforts and Stand Your Ground laws across the country.
Posted Thursday, April 19, 2012 by Brian Stewart
The Top 10 Facts About the Wage Gap
Women are still earning less than men across the board.
Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in Reprints by Sarah Jane Glynn
BREAKING: ALEC To End Task Force Advancing Voter Suppression, Pro-Gun Legislation
At least 10 companies have severed ties with the right-wing group.
Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by Brian Stewart
Infographic: The Gender Pay Gap
See what inequity in earnings costs women and their families each year and over their lifetimes
Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in Reprints by Matt Separa
Holder: I Promise to Do ‘Whatever Is Necessary’ to Defend Voting Rights
With Voter ID law investigations in South Carolina, Texas, and Florida, Holder assures that the Justice Department will work to protect the Voting Rights Act.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Jeff Raines
BREAKING: Wendy’s Ends ALEC Membership, Joining Six Others
Add fast-food burger joint Wendy’s to the list of businesses backing away from ALEC.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Brian Stewart
When Sweet Turns Sour: How A Union Lockout Is Threatening One Of The Most Powerful Lobbies
The lockout of 1,300 union workers—combined with a coalition of American candy companies, conservative economists, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and environmentalists—could take down Big Sugar in Congress.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Reporting by Tyler Kingkade
Wisconsin Repeals Equal Pay Law, Lawmaker Says ‘Money is More Important to Men’
Gov. Scott Walker’s repeal of an equal pay law will have economic implications for all Wisconsinites.
Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
BREAKING: McDonald’s Becomes Fifth Major Company to Drop ALEC Membership [UPDATED]
The conservative group pushes Voter ID and other right-wing legislation to state lawmakers.
Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012 by Brian Stewart
Never Lost: The Journey that Led a Lost Boy of Sudan to Gainesville, Fla.
Now a University of Florida graduate student, Jacob is one of the lost boys of Sudan who survived the second Sudanese Civil War. And he’s looking to pay it forward through a new non-profit.
Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Journalism Network by Faithful Okoye
