By Annie-Rose Strasser – Rather than simply celebrating the accomplishments of his life on Martin Luther King, Jr. day, this year ThinkProgress wants to take a look back at the unfinished parts of King’s legacy. While the civil rights leader…
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CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge’s Statement in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge – In 1968, Dr. King spent his last birthday working on the Poor People’s Campaign to bring attention to the need for economic justice in America. If he were alive today, I wonder how…
How Walmart Organizers Turned the Internet Into a Shop Floor
Walmart workers and organizers prove ‘clicktivism’ can evolve into offline activism. BY Sarah Jaffe – The basic tools of labor organizing haven’t changed in hundreds of years. There’s no substitute for face-to-face conversations about working conditions and what can be…
Breaking: PA Judge Strikes Down Voter ID
By Keegan Gibson, Contributing Writer and Brittany Foster, Managing Editor – A Pennsylvania judge struck down the state’s Voter ID requirement Friday, citing its inherent threat to the rights of legitimate voters as well as problems with the law’s implementation….
PCAPS March and Rally to Protest Corbett’s Visit to Philly
By Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools – Philadelphia public schools achieve DESPITE the governor! We did it ourselves, no thanks to Gov. Tom Corbett! Gov. Tom Corbett’s draconian cuts to public education have robbed our children of vital programs…
