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The 'Gunshine State': 6 Awful GOP Laws That May Harm Florida Forever

George Bauer, AlterNet. April 11, 2012.

Florida Republicans bring gun mayhem, Jim Crow, teacher firings, insurance industry payoffs and misogyny to the Sunshine State.

1 in 3 Black Men Go To Prison? The 10 Most Disturbing Facts About Racial Inequality in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Sophia Kerby, The American Prospect. March 17, 2012.

In light of these disparities, it is imperative that criminal-justice reform evolves as the civil rights issue of the 21st century.

Who We Are and Why We Fight: "People Who Do Drugs, and People Who Don't, Will End the War on Drugs"

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. December 14, 2011.

The foremost U.S. authority on the harm of the drug war paints a clear and brilliant picture of the path to a better future.

Drug Czar Says African Americans Are More Affected by the 'Drug Problem' -- Here's Why That's Propaganda

Tony Newman, AlterNet. November 28, 2011.

Ignoring the disproportionate racial impact of drug law enforcement while focusing on the disproportionate racial impact of the drug problem is simply Orwellian.

10 Books About Prison That Will Make You Rethink the United States Penal System

Anna Clark, AlterNet. August 31, 2011.

We take for granted that more than 2 million US citizens are incarcerated. These books suggest it's time to rethink the whole operation.

Prison Racism and the Myth of a Colorblind Justice System

Tolu Olorunda, Michelle Alexander, CounterPunch. June 9, 2010.

A conversation with author Michelle Alexander on media manipulations and the mass injustice incarcerated minorities face across the United States.

Shocker: Tea Party Convention Opening Speaker Suggests a Return to Jim Crow Voting Laws

John Byrne, Raw Story. February 5, 2010.

GOPer Tom Tancredo suggests "literacy test" to protect America from presidents like Obama -- a segregation-era method employed by southern US states to keep blacks from voting.

Limbaugh Wants Jim Crow Back: "We Need Segregated Buses"

Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress. September 17, 2009.

In "Obama's America," Rush cries, "the white kids now get beat up."

UPDATED: GOP Sheriff in SW Ohio Shadows New Voters

Steven Rosenfeld, October 10, 2008.

Gene Fischer, a Republican Sheriff in Greene County, Ohio, is demanding new voters produce ID outside of the voting process.

Things Americans Don't Want To Talk About

David Neiwert, Orcinus. April 30, 2008.

Dave Neiwert digs in to the deeper meaning of the Reverend Wright "scandal."

What if 5.3 Million More Americans Could Vote?

Erika Wood, AlterNet. April 21, 2008.

Millions of people in the U.S. can't vote because of felony convictions. Restoring their right to vote means restoring democracy.