April

Class, Race and Women’s Equality – a Strategic View

The class struggle has its origins in actual exploitative practices, which in turn are traceable to an integrated, global system of exploitation. The ceaseless accumulation of capital and the exploitation of wage labor are two sides of a single coin.

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Audio: Congress Stands Up to Bush and Pushes on Civil Rights

Democrats Stand Up to Bush on the Iraq War; PA Joins a Media Coalition to Protest Postal Rate Hike; Legislation is Needed to Reduce the Gender Pay Gap; and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is Re-introduced in Congress.

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Labor, Civil Rights Groups Praise Introduction of Anti-Discrimination Bill

A measure that would outlaw discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity was re-introduced in Congress yesterday (4-24-07).

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Georgia: State Rep. Brooks Gets Hateful, Racist Email over Slavery Apology Bill

Georgia State Rep. Tyrone Brooks has requested an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) over a racist email he received a few weeks ago, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.

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Immigrant hotel workers march to protest firings

Immigrant workers from the Woodfin Suites hotel and their supporters rally outside the Emeryville City Hall, and then march to the hotel.

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Black, Latino drivers more likely to be stopped in Texas

While a new study released this month notes some improvements, African Americans and Latinos are still more likely than Anglos to be targets of traffic stops and searches in Texas.

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The Beginning of a Revolution

It’s very disheartening that I, a young African American male in the year 2007, feel the necessity to write a letter discussing America’s continuous deprivation of basic rights for Black America.

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The I Man Cometh, Racism, and Rutgers

Although the mounting criticism had led Imus' bosses to suspend him for two weeks, at this point, it appears that they hope IMUS in the Morning will continue to do its number, waiting perhaps for a short time before returning fully to his Archie Bunker of the air game when the heat is off.