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President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court could have broad implications for civil and human rights at home and abroad. From the use of wartime powers like torture, to the regulation of business, to gender and racial equity, the lives of many can be decided by the Supreme
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Julian Hayda
Socialism would remedy the systemic deprivation of people of color. Connie M. Razza is director of policy and research at the think tank Demos.
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Charles Krupa
A system of “justice” cannot operate with true legitimacy this way.
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Vijay Das
Naila Awan

Demos opposes Kavanaugh's confirmation because it would threaten equal justice for people of color and the future of racial equity.

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Each Organization Independently Concluded That His Record Is a Threat to Racial Justice New York, NY – Racial justice organizations are opposing the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, as his record clearly demonstrates that he would be a threat to racial justice and hard
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The Arizona Department of Transportation, the Arizona Department of Economic Security and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System agree to meet their federal voting rights law obligations
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Several policy organizations have urged that institutions be held more accountable for the success of their students who get Pell Grants. [...] Many who do enroll end up worse off than they started out, struggling to repay loans they took out to pay for educations they never finished; Pell
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Jon Marcus
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Black and Latino voters face such voting hurdles as being told they do not have a proper form of ID, or discovering their name is not on the list. And these are just the problems voters of color face when they are registered.
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"Gentlemen, the Pullman Company is ready to sign." With that concession from the company president on August 25, 1937, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters became the first black labor union to win a collective bargaining agreement with a major American corporation.
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Amy Traub
A lawsuit filed Thursday claims that Puerto Ricans living in Florida who have limited English proficiency will be prevented from voting because, according to a press release by the advocacy group Demos, “elections in many parts of the state are conducted only in English.” The suit alleges that 32
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Jess Ramirez
María Sánchez Díez