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The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’
By Gary Younge When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took the podium on August 28, 1963, the Department of Justice was watching. Fearing that someone might hijack the microphone to make inflammatory statements, the Kennedy DOJ came up with a … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, I Have A Dream: Writings And Speeches That Changed The World (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition), jobs, John F. Kennedy, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King, social action, United States, Washington
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Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and Other Telecoms Fighting to Cash In… on You
By Lynn Stuart Parramore They call it “modernizing the rules.” We call it “cashing in on your privacy.” Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, DIRECTV, and other giant U.S. cable and telecommunications companies are going hard-core with an aggressive anti-consumer agenda … Continue reading
Digital Inequality Holds Back Millions in U.S.
The Obama administration has poured billions of dollars into expanding the reach of the Internet, and nearly 98 percent of American homes now have access to some form of high-speed broadband. But tens of millions of people are still on … Continue reading
Raped and Impregnated at 14, Girl Must Now Share Parental Rights with Her Attacker
By Iulia Filip A rape victim sued Massachusetts to stop it from subjecting her to “a court-ordered 16-year unwanted relationship with her attacker” by giving him paternity rights over the child born from the rape. H.T., of Norwood, Mass., sued … Continue reading
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Tagged Court order, crime, law, Massachusetts, pregnancy, Rape, United States
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15 Percent Of Women Say They Were Denied Promotions Because Of Gender
By Bryce Covert In a recent Gallup poll, 15 percent of American women said that they have been passed over for a promotion or an opportunity at work because of their gender. Thirteen percent reported having been denied a raise … Continue reading
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Tagged fair wages, gender discrimination, Gender equality, job, money, promotion, salary, United States, wages, women, workplace
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Manager Training Guide Blames Women For Coworkers Who Come On To Them
By Bryce Covert Jhana, an online resource with articles and tools for managers used by employees at Google, Groupon, Eventbrite, Modcloth, and Ask.com, published an article called “What if a male colleague gets the wrong idea?” to help women deal … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Eventbrite, Google, Groupon, harassment, Jezebel, Sexual harassment, women, workplace
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I Know Russell Simmons’ Heart… by Michael Skolnik
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Tagged apology, Controversy, Harriet Tubman, Michael Skolnik, Russell Simmons, video, You Tube
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Lean in, and lean on Grandma
By Kelly Yang “Lean In” author Sheryl Sandberg has been spending time with the wrong people. If she wants to make progress in her efforts to help more women reach the top of the business world, she should stop talking … Continue reading →