From ThinkProgress: The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether juveniles convicted of killing someone may be locked up for life with no chance of parole. The justices will examine two cases from the South involving young killers; the Equal Justice Initiative brought both cases and says six dozen…
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From Colorlines: Nearly 60 farmworkers from a rural Washington state community just outside of Seattle said they were stranded with no way to get home last week after refusing to work for less than minimum wage. The workers were bused to a Stemilt Grower’s Apple Orchard, where they were told…
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From Center for Reproductive Rights: Closing the door to massive infringements on women’s reproductive rights in Mississippi, voters in the state rejected [yesterday] an extreme and dangerous “personhood” measure which would have amended the state’s constitution to define a fertilized egg as a legal person. The ballot initiative held the…
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Heavy D has passed away. From TMZ: Rap legend Heavy D — one of the most influential rappers of the ’90s — died earlier today … TMZ has learned. Heavy D — real name Dwight Arrington Myers — was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today … and was…
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From Prison Culture Blog: This video makes the connection between lynching, racism, and the current practice of state-sanctioned killing. (5)
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From ImmigrationProf Blog: A new U.S. Census Bureau report released yesterday revealed that the number of Americans in poverty hit a record 49 million in 2010, or 16 percent. The new data showed poverty rates for the elderly, Asians and Hispanics higher than previously known. The figures were calculated by…
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Election Day round-up, protecting voters’ rights Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison this week introduced two bills designed to protect the right to vote: Rep. Keith Ellison has introduced two bills in the U.S. House to combat state voting laws introduced primarily by Republicans in 34 states that the DFL lawmaker says…
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Voters head to the polls today to consider an anti-abortion measure in Mississippi that would give “personhood” and legal protection to an unborn fetus. (5)
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