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Civil Rights in America
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Barney Frank Goes Home
The idea that Massachusetts could lose Barney Frank in our congressional delegation never crossed my mind before yesterday, but I’m told that he’s been signalling he’s ready to go for a couple of years now. The New York Times‘ Abby Goodnough had a nice item about his departure announcement, which includes a great kicker about […]
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Advertising for Marriage
Rex Wockner, longtime gay reporter, says this is the best marriage equality TV spot he has ever seen. The LGBT newsweekly The Advocate agrees. I haven’t seen as many as they have, but it’s pretty great. My only thought: it could be even better if there’s another one just like it, in which the principal […]
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Women in the Boardroom
We don’t need laws requiring gender balance on corporate boards, do we?
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Newt Gingrich Deviates From Republican Script on Immigration
Gingrich said the party should find “humane” ways of keeping immigrant families together.
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Ivy League Brain Drain
At Yale, OWS-inspired protesters target recruiters for the country’s major finance firms.
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Busted in ‘Bama
Alabama’s anti-immigrant law nabs German Mercedes executive.
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Occupy Wall Street: Seattle Redux?
Could yesterday’s day of action build a broad progressive coalition?
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Prop. 8 Challengers Have Standing
… the latest in California’s big-name DOMA challenge
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Generation Y Bother
Young adults entering the workforce today think they’ll be worse off than their parents—they’re not wrong.
