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    Like an Egg on Top of Eight Feet of Manure

    MAY 23, 2012 5:18PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: quality eggs, deregulation, jan kramer, grand jury, food and drug administration, usda, fda, congress, jack kingston, georgia, republicans, maggots, flies, manure, rodents, ecoli, salmonella, latinos, mexicans, mexico, unions, unfair pracicies, civil rights, new york, iowa, ohio, maine, eeoc, osha, eggs, peter decoster, jack decoster, austin decoster

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    • 1017 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    On Having The Gay Beaten Out Of Me And The Party Of Bullies

    MAY 23, 2012 11:35AM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: glbt civil rights, gay civil rights, civil rights, obama gay marriage, growing up gay, concord, glbt, romney gay, mitt romney, obama, president obama, politics, gay/lesbian, open call, bullying, bullying stories, bullying open call

    • 5 Ratings
    • 198 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Of Media Framing: What if Trayvon Martin had a "White" Name?

    MAY 22, 2012 2:06PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: trayvon martin, race, media, civil rights, law, racism, culture

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    • 6 Ratings
    • 1023 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    When it rains, it pours: NAACP now OK with same-sex marriage

    MAY 20, 2012 4:53PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, family, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, william saletan, same-sex marriage, proposition 8, prop 8, president barack obama, politics, ohio, obama, national association for the advancement of colored people, naacp, marriage, lgbt, lesbians, jesse jackson, human rights, hope, homophobia, hiv, george w. bush, gays, gay rights, gay community, fourteenth amendment, equality, equal rights, equal protection clause, civil rights, change, california, black homophobia, black homophobes, black community, bigots, bigotry, benjamin todd jealous, barack obama, al sharpton, aids

    • 10 Ratings
    • 303 Views
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    National Association for the Advancement of Gay Colored Folk

    MAY 20, 2012 7:40PM

    By SeventhSister


    Topics: june jordan, audre lorde, bayard rustin, civil rights, african americans, open+call, gay/lesbian, news, politics, gay marriage, gay and lesbian rights, naacp

    • 3 Ratings
    • 273 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    How the Supreme Court ruined your child’s civics education

    MAY 17, 2012 10:28PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: first amendment, civil rights, civics education, jimmy zuma, krystal myers, constance mcmillen, bethel v fraser, rise of stupidity, reagan, scotus, supreme court

    • 16 Ratings
    • 1131 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    So George Zimmerman Got His Butt Kicked by Trayvon and...

    MAY 16, 2012 4:50PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: george zimmerman, trayvon martin, law, civil rights, race

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    Progress: 1960-1964

    MAY 24, 2012 5:48PM

    By Rhett Vorster


    Topics: poetry, civil rights, argentina, holocaust, birth control, poetry, israel

    • 1 Ratings
    • 275 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Jesse Jackson, et. al., seem to have evolved

    MAY 13, 2012 7:41PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, states' rights, sexual orientation, same-sex marriage, religion, racism, race, prejudice, newsweek, marriage rights, lesbians, jesse jackson, ignorance, human rights, homophobia, hatred, gender, gay rights, gay men, equal rights, discrimination, cory booker, civil rights, blacks, black leaders, black homophobes, black community, black churches, black americans, bigotry, barack obama, al sharpton, african americans

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 2876 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Let's Liberate the Slavery Artifacts for Sale on Ebay

    MAY 11, 2012 12:42PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: race, civil rights, slavery, material culture, exploitation, african americans

    • 5 Ratings
    • 328 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Obama’s cold calculation on same-sex marriage

    MAY 9, 2012 11:14PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: barack obama, bigotry, bigots, catholic church, catholic cult, civil rights, discrimination, equal rights, gay men, gay rights, haters, hatred, homophobes, homophobia, human rights, joe biden, lesbians, marriage, mitt romney, mittens romney, mormon cult, mormonism, north carolina, politics, prick santorum, rick santorum, romney, salt lake city, same-sex marriage, gay/lesbian, family, belief/religion, politics

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    • 133 Views
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    Biden’s endorsement is not nearly enough

    MAY 6, 2012 3:54PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: working class, wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, wisconsin, vice president joe biden, states' rights, separate but unequal, separate but equal, scott walker, same-sex marriage, president barack obama, politics, plutocrats, plutocracy, obama, mittens romney, mitt romney, middle class, marriage, labor unions, labor rights, labor movement, labor, joseph biden, joe biden, human rights, gulf of mexico, gov. scott walker, equality, equal rights, discrimination, cowardice, civil rights, british petroleum, bp oil spill, bp, bigotry, big oil, biden, barack obama, abraham lincoln, politics, gay rights, gay/lesbian

    • 2 Ratings
    • 323 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    I am Barack Obama’s ex, too!

    MAY 5, 2012 7:09PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: 1980s, barack obama, bigotry, bigots, california, change, civil rights, civil unions, cowardice, domestic partnerships, equal rights, equality, family, gay men, gay rights, genevieve cook, glbt, heterosexism, heterosexists, homophobes, homophobia, hope, human rights, jill stein, lesbians, marriage, obama, pat benatar, proposition 8, same-sex marriage, separate but equal, separate but unequal, politics, gay/lesbian

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    • 20 Ratings
    • 3172 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Further Proof that Racism is Not an "Opinion"

    MAY 1, 2012 3:07PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: police brutality, public opinion, civil rights, racial equality, racial justice, race

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    • 18 Ratings
    • 2734 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    George Zimmerman: Right-wing American Jesus and Martyr

    APRIL 27, 2012 11:14AM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: culture, racism, law, civil rights, media, reuters, race, trayvon martin

    • 2 Ratings
    • 156 Views
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    Colorado High? Not if Washington has its way…

    APRIL 26, 2012 5:49PM

    By Tom Magstadt


    Topics: economy, states rights, civil rights, drug policy, politics, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 3201 Views
    • 74 Comments
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    George Zimmerman: I am Sorry Your Son Ran Into My Bullet

    APRIL 23, 2012 4:39PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: trayvon martin, george zimmerman, race, crime, law, civil rights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 788 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Prejudice Kills a Homeless Woman

    APRIL 21, 2012 8:01PM

    By Piper Hoffman


    Topics: civil rights, health, health care, poverty, homeless

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 6434 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Trouble in Sanford! Negroes Plot Revenge for Trayvon Martin!

    APRIL 6, 2012 2:29PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: trayvon martin, media, race, history, civil rights, law, racism, culture

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 2026 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    April 4: A Shot Rings Out 'Cross the Memphis Sky

    APRIL 4, 2012 1:13AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: rainbow coalition, black panther party, dr martin luther king, racism, civil rights

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