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On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail the success of the act, while also acknowledging the deficiencies in our democracy that make the full act necessary.

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Is Rick Snyder Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old? Apparently Not: Winners and Losers of the Week

Each week, we take a look at the biggest friends and foes of labor. We celebrate the workers winning big and small battles, and we shame the companies or people trying to deny working people their rights.

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'Democracy Isn't a Spectator Sport': Working People Get a Shout Out in President Obama's DNC Speech

'Democracy Isn't a Spectator Sport': Working People Get a Shout Out in President Obama's DNC Speech

Last night at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama lifted up the spirit of America's working people and our courage to fight for a better life:

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