Lauren McCauley

Rights Groups Call For Halt To ‘Worst Since Jim Crow’ Voting Law

Organizers with the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina hold rally outside courthouse after hearing.

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作者 Lauren McCauley

Hundreds of people were turned away outside of a packed courtroom in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Monday where inside voting rights activists demanded a halt to what they said was the most restrictive voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era, local news reports. The plea, brought forth by the North Carolina NAACP, is calling for

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Obama Escalation Raises Specter Of Iraq ‘Mission Creep’

Lawmakers and anti-war groups raise flags about additional troop deployments and calls for executive “flexibility”.

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作者 Lauren McCauley

As the number of American troops sent to Iraq nearly doubled on Monday and the White House continues to flex its executive privilege to make unilateral military decisions,citizens and lawmakers alike are raising concerns and objections over the escalating American presence in the country, asking: Are we nearing 'mission creep'? "A continued

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Detroit Citizens Vow Direct Action To Protect Their Right To Water

City puts human rights under threat with water privatization scheme

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作者 Lauren McCauley
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Rallying on the steps of the Michigan governor's office in Detroit, activists and religious leaders on Monday called for an immediate moratorium on the city's plan to shut off water to tens of thousands of households. “This is everybody's fight, water is a human right!” the protesters chanted. In recent weeks, activists in Detroit have mobilized

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In Emanuel’s ‘War On Educators,’ Hundreds More Chicago Teachers Laid Off

Public school advocates expected to mount challenge against corporate-controlled city government.

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作者 Lauren McCauley
In this Aug. 9, 2011 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Following the announcement (pdf) that Chicago Public Schools is laying off nearly 1,200 teachers and key staff members, public school advocates on Friday slammed the cuts as further proof of the city government's support of the corporate charter school system which they say is "siphoning students out of public schools and contributing to a system

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Official: US Fueling Crisis In Ukraine

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian people displaced as a result from ongoing fighting in the east.

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作者 Lauren McCauley

The ongoing and violent crisis in Ukraine is being largely fueled by the United States, a top Russian diplomat charged on Saturday. According to Russian foreign minister Sergei, peace within the warring country would be more likely if negotiations were left to Russia and Europe. However, as he told Rossiya 1 channel's news show Sergey Brilev's

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After Airstrikes, Israel Threatens To Occupy Gaza

Warnings issued days after Israel conducts targeted assassination against two Palestinian men.

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作者 Lauren McCauley
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Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman is threatening a menacing ultimatum—continued airstrikes or full occupation—an Israeli military-owned radio station quoted him as saying on Sunday. The comments came hours after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched an airstrike on the Gaza strip in retaliation for what they said were projectiles

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Entire Unitarian Church Votes To Divest From Fossil Fuels

Church plans to maintain a few shares to engage in shareholder activism for climate movement.

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作者 Lauren McCauley

Marking a major victory for the climate movement, the assembly of the Unitarian Universalists, representing over 1,000 congregations, voted on Saturday to divest their $175 million endowment from fossil fuel companies. According to a church spokesperson, the 2,000 delegates in attendance at the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist

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