A Census First: Black Voter Turnout Surpasses Whites

Making history, America’s blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy, particularly among young people, new census data show. Despite increasing population, the number of white voters declined for the first time since 1996. Blacks were the only race or ethnic group to show an

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30+ Dead After Police Clash With Islamic Hardliners In Bangladesh

Clashes took place between police and tens of thousands of protesters who demanded the passage of an anti-blasphemy bill.

Janessa Schilmoeller
بواسطة Janessa Schilmoeller

NAMIBIA - More than 30 people were killed in Bangladesh on Sunday and Monday in clashes between police and tens of thousands of protesters who demanded the passage of an anti-blasphemy bill in the Islamic state, ruled under a secular penal code dating back to 1860. As many as 36 people had been reported killed in protests across the country as of

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The Largest Civil Rights Case In US History Still Hasn’t Been Settled

Pigford v. Glickman may not be as well-known as Brown v. Board of Education, but its impact on systemic racism is just as profound.

Carissa Wyant
بواسطة Carissa Wyant

Pigford v. Glickman. The name of this important legal case perhaps does not carry the same weight as Roe v. Wade or Brown v. The Board of Education -- but it is certainly just as important. Pigford v. Glickman was a 1999 class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which alleged racial discrimination in its

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When It Comes To Party Lines, The Tuition Freeze Debate Is All Over The Map

Students at a Nov. 10, 2011 protest on Montreal protest tuition hikes. As cash-strapped state and national governments put higher education on the chopping block amid global austerity, many students and legislaters are calling for tuition freezes and other policies to keep universities accesible. (Photo/shahk via Flickr) Colleges and universities throughout the nation are bowing […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

Colleges and universities throughout the nation are bowing to the pressure of state legislators, reversing tuition hikes in the face of opposition from lawmakers. It’s a move that’s drawing support and opposition from the most unlikely of places -- in Wisconsin, it’s applauded by Republican lawmakers and condemned by students. In states like

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Obama’s 2014 Drug Policy Offers More Access To Rehab, Less Assurances Of Legalization

Gil Kerlikowske, U.S. director of Office of National Drug Control Policy, gestures during news conference in Mexico City, in this June 22, 2011 file photo. Kerlikowske releases Obama’s 2013 blueprint for drug policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore Wednesday April 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) President Obama’s newest strategy of fighting […]

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

President Obama’s newest strategy of fighting the so-called “war on drugs" was revealed Wednesday by the director of the National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, at the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. The new policy will place a greater emphasis diverting non-violent drug offenders into substance abuse rehabilitation instead of

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ALEC Bill To Deem Undercover Factory Farm Investigators ‘Terrorists’

Trisha Marczak Legislation aimed at cracking down on the animal rights industry is all the rage in state legislatures around the nation, with some bills deeming those who secretly film acts of animal abuse at factory farms “terrorists.” While touting the bill as one that seeks to protect animals living in factory farms, animal rights […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

Trisha MarczakLegislation aimed at cracking down on the animal rights industry is all the rage in state legislatures around the nation, with some bills deeming those who secretly film acts of animal abuse at factory farms “terrorists.”While touting the bill as one that seeks to protect animals living in factory farms, animal rights groups say it

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