October 22, 2009 -
Last week marked the sesquicentennial of the attack by John Brown and 21 others on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Brown was captured, executed, and buried along with 10 men who died in the attack, including one of his sons.
October 22, 2009 -
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October 21, 2009 -
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has given the go-ahead for a groundbreaking class-action lawsuit over global warming to proceed.
October 21, 2009 -
By Art Levine, Working In These TimesEven under President Obama, the National Labor Relation
October 21, 2009 -
The problem is that Durbin's bill and the House bill are not retroactive. The legislation doesn't require judges to take a second look at any of the sentences of those currently incarcerated for crack possession. This is not fair and it's not justice.
October 20, 2009 -
By Afton Branche, DMIBlog
October 20, 2009 -
By Michelle Chen, RaceWire