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Shall Women Be Equal Before the Law? (50 Progressives)

The removal of all forms of the subjection of women is the purpose to which the National Woman's Party is dedicated.

Elsie Hill and Florence Kelley

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Hundreds Protest Corporate Greed at the DNC
Allison Kilkenny

Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets to protest corporate greed as the Democratic National Convention kicks off this week in Charlotte. 

September 4, 2012
'Undocumented and Unfraid': UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example
Voting Rights Watch

In their final stop before arriving to Charlotte for the DNC, UndocuBus riders continue to inspire others to come out of the shadows in North Carolina.

August 31, 2012
UndocuBus Riders Find Struggle and Hope in Knoxville
Voting Rights Watch

On their way to the Democratic National Convention, UndocuBus riders find community in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

August 30, 2012
As Protests Outside Stadium Continue, Ron Paul Supporters Walk Off the RNC Floor
Allison Kilkenny

Protests erupt outside, and also inside, the Republican National Convention.

August 29, 2012
Hundreds of Activists Protest at the Republican National Convention
Allison Kilkenny

Protesters are met with intense security measures, while some continue to live in “Romneyville.”

August 27, 2012
Occupy Activists Prepare to Protest Political Conventions
Allison Kilkenny

Protesters prepare to head south for the DNC and RNC.

August 20, 2012
Rage Against Paul Ryan
John Nichols

The VP candidate may love Rage Against the Machine’s music. But Rage guitarist Tom Morello says: “Paul Ryan is the embodiment of the machine our music rages against.”

August 17, 2012
Pussy Riot Guilty, Get Two Years in Prison, Protests Follow
Greg Mitchell

"We're All Pussy Riot Now" declared the IHT in a piece on the global reaction.

August 17, 2012
Occupy Wall Street: Year One
Peter Rothberg

On September 15, the movement will re-assemble where it was born for three days of education, celebration and renewed resistance to economic injustice with permitted convergences and assemblies, concerts, and civil disobedience.

August 15, 2012
Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing
Laura Flanders

The campaign season earns local television stations enormous sums of money. What should they give back?

August 14, 2012