Race and Civil Rights
February 2, 2009 -
A black male born in Mississippi today can expect a shorter life span than the average American in 1960. A black woman in Mississippi earns less today than the typical American in 1960.
January 28, 2009 -
As the battle grows over the Employee Free Choice Act -- one of the biggest pieces of labor legislation in decades -- corporate lobbyists are taking a new tack, saying their campaign against the bill is really a stand for voting rights.
January 27, 2009 -
Nashville voters rejected a proposal last Friday that would have made English the city's official language and prevented government workers from communicating in other languages.
January 23, 2009 -
Thousands of individuals and organizations have signed an "Open Letter to President Barack Obama" this week calling on him to take swift action to protect and restore the constitutional rights of all immigrants and to establish a new framework for addressing immigration policy.