Civil Liberties

Chaz Bono extends family values on “Dancing with the Stars” »

By Jacqueline White, October 18, 2011

History is rarely made on reality TV, but it is this season on “Dancing with the Stars.”read more

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Obama Shrinks Martin Luther King at Memorial Dedication »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 17, 2011

He focused on the convenient “I Have a Dream” King, and omitted the King who opposed militarism, imperialism, and nationalism.read more

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Draconian laws could disenfranchise 5 million voters »

By David A. Love, October 13, 2011

Voting is supposed to be a right in this country, but many states are sabotaging that right.read more

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My Night in Jail for "Occupy Iowa" »

By Ed Fallon, October 10, 2011

I was surprised by the hostile response of the State Patrol.read more

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On National Coming Out Day, we should respect everyone »

By Jody Sokolower, October 10, 2011

Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, and here is my coming out story as a lesbian teacher.read more

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Cheri Honkala

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My guest this week is Cheri Honkala, who founded the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and is now running for sheriff of Philadelphia as a Green.read more

Remembering community values during National Hispanic Heritage Month »

By Angela C. Trudell Vasquez, September 29, 2011

We’re in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and the values I’d like to honor during this month are hard work and community.read more

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Wall St. Protesters Show the Way »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 27, 2011

They’ve got the right target, that’s for sure. And their protest is a healthy sign that people are finally rising up.read more

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Good Riddance “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” »

By Mark Pocan, September 20, 2011

Today has been a good day for equality.read more

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Fired in Fitzwalkerstan »

By Mark Pocan, September 14, 2011

A state worker is fired for advocating for the education of the public about access to free ID’s so people can vote? I hope my Republican colleagues ask themselves why the Walker administration is so afraid of democracy.read more

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Transgender at the Reunion »

By Jacqueline White, September 2011 issue

Everyone looked at me as the presumed alumna of the women’s college, not my husband.read more

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Wisconsin Lawyers Call on Holder to Investigate Voter ID Law »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 31, 2011

The civil rights division of the chief lawyers’ group in Wisconsin is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to inspect the voter ID law that Governor Walker signed earlier this year.read more

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Reflecting on the Democracy Convention »

By Rebecca Kemble, August 29, 2011

Revolution does not happen at conventions; it happens on the ground and in the streets.read more

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Lessons of the Arrests in Madison

August 26, 2011

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13 Protesters Arrested in Wisconsin Capitol »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 25, 2011

“This is the people standing up saying, ‘We’re not going to take it anymore,’ ” said one of the demonstrators.read more

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