Across the South, district lines are being redrawn to group African-American and white voters separately, for the sake of partisan political gain.
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It makes sense to argue for changes that will make the U.S. economy more efficient and fair. That could be a recipe for success at both the political and policy level.
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Unlike the media and many officials, we should worry less about random group activity and more about the crises black youth face in the realms of employment, education, health, and justice.
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The first-ever Freedom from Fear Awards honored ordinary people who have committed extraordinary acts of courage on behalf of immigrants and refugees.
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Maria Teresa Kumar, executive director of Voto Latino, shares three surprisingly simple and effective ways to encourage Latinos to make their voices heard.
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Uniting labor, civil rights groups, feminists, and immigrant rights advocates, Ai-jen Poo's new form of organizing has forged one of the few successful workers rights campaigns in recent U.S. history.
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In this interview Ian Inaba, filmmaker and cofounder of Citizen Engagement Laboratory, explains how underrepresented constituencies can use new media to amplify their voices for social justice.
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It’s not just the Tea Party, corporate titans, and Comedy Central wise guys who are engaging American voters. There's a vast universe of people working out of the spotlight, engaging in nonpartisan get-out-the-vote drives with people of color, immigrant, youth, and low-income communities.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Arab American Institute Foundation, Bill Vandenberg, Democracia-USA, democracy, Democracy and Power, Democracy and Power Fund, Election Day, elections, Hip Hop Caucus, League of Young Voters Education Fund, National Korean American Service and Education Consortium, Rock the Vote, United States Student Association Foundation, voter participation, Voting
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As economic inequities in the United States continue to fester, let's take a moment to stop and celebrate a hard-fought, first-in-the-nation victory that helps families in San Jose, California, keep their homes.
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The disastrous U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Citizens United case could also become a call to arms for all who feel that big business dominance of U.S. democracy must stop.