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The Tea Party Movement Is a Challenge to the U.S. State, And Its Bigots Are Dangerous

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. March 23, 2010.

Attacks on black and gay members of Congress over healthcare have prompted comparisons to the civil rights movement. In fact, we need to move the historical lens further back.

Health Reform Foes Scream N-Word at Civil Rights Icon

John Nichols, The Nation. March 21, 2010.

The man who led civil rights activists across the Edmund Pettis Bridge 45 years ago is greeted on Capitol Hill by Tea Party protesters with shouts of the N-word.

The Supreme Court's Unanimous Attack on the Voting Rights Act

John Nichols, TheNation.com. June 22, 2009.

In a ruling Monday, the Court gave state and local officials new flexibility to 'opt out' of a key part of the anti-discrimination law.

Supreme Court Rejects Troy Davis Case, Gives Green Light for His Execution

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 14, 2008.

An innocent man could die in two weeks if the state of Georgia seeks a new death warrant.

Take Your Southern Strategy And Shove It

Booman, Booman Tribune. October 12, 2008.

McCain and Palin's scurrilous and inciteful attacks may still play in modern-day Alabama, but they don't play outside the south.

Rep. John Lewis on Imminent Execution of Troy Davis: "Race is Everything in This Case"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 23, 2008.

Troy Davis is scheduled to die tonight. His sister Martina: "This is not just about Troy Davis, this is about a bigger system of injustice."