The Advocate Endorses Obama 2012 By Scottie Thomaston The Advocate magazine, established in 1967, has for the first time endorsed a presidential candidate in an election year. Its current issue features an endorsement of President Obama: “In Obama We Trust.” They write: Never has the substantial progress in equal rights…
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The New York Times: “The more waivers there are, the less there really is a law, right?” US Department of Education: The Obama administration approved Washington and Wisconsin today for flexibility from key provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in exchange for state-developed plans to prepare all students for…
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. What to the Slave is the Fourth of…
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ArtInfo UK: LONDON — Californian street artist Shepard Fairey has just unveiled his most ambitious mural to date, on a disused factory wall at the about-to-be unveiled London Pleasure Gardens, in Newham, East London. The ten storey-high piece, executed in Fairey’s signature white, red, and black, pictures a megaphone with…
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The New York Times: CHILDERSBURG, Ala. — Three years ago, Gina Ray, who is now 31 and unemployed, was fined $179 for speeding. She failed to show up at court (she says the ticket bore the wrong date), so her license was revoked. When she was next pulled over, she…
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Rio+20 Earth Summit United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (11)
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Full Text of SCOTUS Ruling The Grio: Supreme Court health care ruling a huge victory for uninsured, minorities, people with chronic illnesses ThinkProgress on 2nd Anniversary of “ObamaCare” March 23, 2012 (11)
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Prolonged Solitary Confinement on Trial –An interview with…
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