The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the DREAM Act, was first introduced in 2003. Since that time, there have been countless marches, petitions and sit-ins in an attempt to get Congress to pass it. The… Read More ›
Discrimination
The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignored By US Media
(Original article here) Today marks the end of a seven-day strike where tens of thousands of inmates in Georgia refused to work or leave their cells until their demands had been met. The odd thing is, that until today, no… Read More ›
Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike
Sign the Statement! A Moment for Movement-Building: Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike On December 9, 2010, thousands of prisoners in at least six Georgia state prisons initiated the largest prisoner strike in U.S. history, uniting across racial boundaries… Read More ›
Systems of Stratification: Gender in Capitalist Society
The capitalist system, by its very construction, requires systems of stratification to perpetuate itself. These systems serve many functions, but chief among them is as a means of dividing workers against one another. To distract and befuddle the endeavors of… Read More ›
George Takei Calls Out Anti-Gay Arkansas School Board Member
In light of the rash of suicides by young LGBT individuals as the result of homophobic violence and bullying, the APL recommends this Public Service Announcement by actor George Takei. http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ http://www.itgetsbetterproject.com/
California Proposition 8 Overturned
On August 4, 2010, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Proposition 8, a ballot initiative passed in California in November 2008 which had previously prevented any same-sex couples from getting married. In his statement, he ruled that the proposition violated… Read More ›
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