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Jesse Helms is not dead: His politics and his methods live on -- among liberals as well as conservatives.; By Michael Lind Jul 11, 2008
A band of gold: And it's still the dream we hold, even if our marriage is -- for now, anyway -- legal.; By Sara Miles May 17, 2008
Quote of the day: Mildred Loving: The late civil rights pioneer on the right to marry.; Katharine Mieszkowski May 7, 2008
How 1968 changed Hillary: The former Goldwater Girl became a member of the Democratic Party's new vanguard. But that's not how many liberals see her today.; By Edward McClelland Apr 8, 2008
Las Vegas gym case tests "Ladies Night law": Do price breaks for women discriminate against men?; Lynn Harris Dec 12, 2007
Let's abolish the Electoral College: Created to protect the slave states, it is championed now by conservatives who fear the power of America's true majority. It's time to ditch the antiquated way we choose presidents.; By Garrett Epps Oct 12, 2007
Why the T in LGBT is here to stay: Transgender people are not beggars at the civil rights table set by gay and lesbian activists. They are integral to the struggle for gender freedom for all.; By Susan Stryker Oct 11, 2007
Why I pick lettuce for the Black Panthers: I worry that Alice Waters' crusade for local, seasonal food isn't reaching the people who really need it.; By Novella Carpenter Aug 1, 2007
Bush civil rights nominee under fire: A White House plan to install a DOJ official with a lousy reputation on workers' rights to the powerful EEOC falters as Barack Obama and former DOJ employees protest.; By Alia Malek Jul 28, 2007
A Southern, and liberal, Lady: A staunch opponent of segregation, Lady Bird Johnson shares the glory of the greatest presidency for civil rights since Lincoln.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 13, 2007
The NAACP's sad decline: The venerable advocacy group changed history with its civil rights leadership -- so why does it seem to have lost its way?; By Debra Dickerson Jun 19, 2007
Manipulating Justice to win elections: More details on how the Bush administration used the Justice Department as a partisan tool.; Mark Follman Mar 30, 2007
The apron versus the fire hose: The Washington Post asks the dubious question: Is America more racist or more sexist?; Tracy Clark-Flory Nov 13, 2006
Keep the Great Writ alive: For eight centuries, habeas corpus has shielded people from detention without trial. The Senate "compromise" denies this right -- and threatens the rule of law.; By Michael Ratner, with Sara Miles Sep 26, 2006
Civil rights under Bush: It's a conservative Christian thing: How the Bush administration has transformed the Justice Department's Civil Rights Department into a force for conservative legal views.; Tim Grieve Jul 24, 2006
Key Bush judge under ethics cloud: Following a Salon report, top Democrats say Bush nominee Terrence Boyle's record is "outrageous" and that he has "no place on the federal bench."; By Will Evans May 3, 2006
Beyond blaming whitey: Tavis Smiley's "The Covenant With Black America" has become a No. 1 bestseller because it offers black people a tough and inspiring vision.; By Debra Dickerson Apr 28, 2006
Whitewashing the New Orleans vote?: Deficient polling places and confusing absentee ballots could shut thousands of black residents out of the city's mayoral election.; By Tracy Clark-Flory Apr 15, 2006
The "dream" dies in more ways than one: Senate deals a "crushing blow" to civil rights -- and the King family legacy.; Lynn Harris Jan 31, 2006
Freedom and equality: Un-American activities: A master historian argues that Reconstruction ideals, far from reflecting America's deepest values, contradicted them; By Andrew O'Hehir Jan 16, 2006
Alito's ugly association: His membership in a racist, reactionary group at Princeton reveals the unsavory face of conservatism.; By Joe Conason Jan 13, 2006
Religious conservatives: All women should be pregnant! Oh, except you: Calif. fertility doctors refuse to inseminate an unmarried lesbian.; Lynn Harris Dec 7, 2005
Oprah on Rosa: "We shall not be moved": Oprah Winfrey eulogizes Rosa Parks.; Rebecca Traister Oct 31, 2005
First lady: Rosa Parks will be the first woman ever to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda.; Page Rockwell Oct 28, 2005
Worth waiting for: Washington is a rare outpost of optimism in gay America, and that may be because the state is moving slowly on same-sex marriage.; By Eli Sanders May 2, 2005

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