Title VI of the Civil Rights Act gives the executive branch of the US government the power to cut off federal funds from any agency that employs federal funding in a racist or discriminatory manner.
Both the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Domestic Workers United are campaigning for legislation protecting domestic workers in each state nationwide.
The isolation of solitary confinement causes anguish, provokes serious mental and physical health problems, and works against rehabilitation for teenagers.
Implore Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to drop the Plan B age restriction.
While President Obama has rightly argued that Congress is standing in the way of closing the prison, human rights groups have pointed out the many meaningful actions he can take.
To preserve and modernize the USPS well into the twenty-first century, Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter DeFazio have introduced the Postal Service Protection Act.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act gives the executive branch of the US government the power to cut off federal funds from any agency that employs federal funding in a racist or discriminatory manner.
Meanwhile, teachers and activists are on a three-day march to highlight the potentially explosive impact of the closings.
This week, everything is falling apart: Syria; the Canadian environment; higher education as we know it. But if a creative roasting of Carlos Slim is any indication, the best response may be laughter.
Are big banks the next frontier in the anti-poverty crusade?
Green Mountain is the fifth college in the nation and the second in Vermont to commit to fossil fuel divestment.
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House set to vote Wednesday on whether to snatch Keystone XL approval from president's hands http://t.co/IdMOJCSEZU via @dailykos #NoXL





