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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, June 3 2011
On April 13, 2008, Mary Brooke Oberwetter and a group of friends went to the Jefferson memorial to commemorate the 265th birthday of Mr. Jefferson. But park police didn’t want them shaking it with Uncle TJ. They were arrested. Fast forward to May 17, 2011, and the appeal of that case was decided in favor of the cops. Last weekend, a flash mob of folks came to the memorial and defied that, dancing until they, too, were arrested.
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Civil Rights
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, June 2 2011
Two things we know, one thing we don’t, and four great videos.
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, May 31 2011
Minnesota’s constitution has a strange amendment slated for the November 2012 ballot that defines marriage as a “union between one man and one woman.” Whether you agree or disagree, we suggest you watch this video first:
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Civil Rights | LGBTQ+ Rights
By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, May 31 2011
There’s no way to know the answer to that question unless this executive order is signed into law. Robert Reich explains:
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Foreign Policy
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, May 25 2011
Can Ayn Rand fans like Paul Ryan, Ron Johnson and Rand Paul really talk the moral majority into abandoning Jesus’ teachings?
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, May 25 2011
Republicans were supposed to win the special election in New York last night—but that was before they voted en masse for Paul Ryan’s plan to phase out Medicare. Here’s the simple ad that turned the tide:
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Elections | Health Care
By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, May 24 2011
State Sen. Lena Taylor’s fiery defense of the right to vote in Wisconsin, which would be severely undercut by the Voter I.D. Bill, AKA “Voter Suppression Bill.”
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Civil Rights | Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Monday, May 23 2011
In one minute, this scene from “The West Wing” explains some of why D.C. gets crazy about the debt ceiling:
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, May 23 2011
Wanda dishes out 30 seconds of sock-it-to-ya truthiness. Are you ready for this?
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LGBTQ+ Rights
By MoveOn Staff. Monday, May 23 2011
Tennessee tries to ban teachers from using the words “gay” or “homosexual.” Openly gay actor George Takei (Sulu, of the original “Star Trek” series) responds.
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Civil Rights | Education | LGBTQ+ Rights
