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ColorLines: Race and Economy Recovery
February 05, 2010
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Rebuilding Haiti Without Borders: Remittances and Migration
January 29, 2010
RaceWire Blog
Activists have tried to keep the immigration issue on the national agenda by highlighting the potential economic benefits of immigration reform. The massive humanitarian crisis right next door may present an opportunity to recast immigration in the context of addressing...

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Immigration Reform Deserves More Than 38 Words
January 29, 2010
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Tuesday's State of the Union address was more than 7,500 words long and all President Obama devoted to the issue of immigration was 38 of the most neutral words he could possible use. And we should continue the work...

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Somali ‘Pirates’ Plan to Send Treasures Taken from Rich Countries to Haiti
January 29, 2010
RaceWire Blog
We haven't heard about the Somali pirates in months, but they're back in the news cycle. This time around, it's a more positive, Robin Hood-esque story. In the article, translated on Metamute.org, leaders of the pirate groups say they're willing...

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Hard Knocks: NYC Shuts School Doors on Struggling Students
January 28, 2010
RaceWire Blog
Across New York City, schools are flunking out, and the Mayor's office is happy to see them go. In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, a contentious all-night meeting ended with the result everyone expected: the city's Panel for Educational...

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Can James Perry Be The Next Mayor of New Orleans?
January 28, 2010
RaceWire Blog
On Saturday, February 6, New Orleans will vote for a new mayor. One of the 11 candidates running is James Perry—the only candidate who talks about systemic racism. But in the new (whiter) New Orleans, Perry's progressive campaign hasn't...

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How Howard Zinn Wanted to Be Remembered [VIDEO]
January 28, 2010
RaceWire Blog
In what would be one of his last interviews, Howard Zinn discusses how he wants to be remembered: For "introducing a different way of thinking about the world," and as "somebody who gave people a feeling of hope and...

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Today's Twitter Break: State of The Union Edition
January 28, 2010
RaceWire Blog
Well folks. Obama gave a typically stirring speech last night. There was plenty of substantive meat to dig into but since the end of speech, our friends in the Twittersphere have had plenty to say about the sideshows: MSNBC host...

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Green the Recovery: Expand Green Jobs to Women and Communities of Color
January 28, 2010
RaceWire Blog
The folks over at Change.org are having a contest to gather ‘ideas for change in America.’ Have a good idea? You can submit yours at Change.org/ideas. Over at the Applied Research Center, we came up with the following. Do you...

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James Perry’s Run for Mayor of New Orleans
January 28, 2010
ColorLines
Can a social justice candidate win an election in the new New Orleans?

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