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We Must Fight Back Against Right-to-Work Laws
Writing at the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton says that Michigan’s recent move against unions should push those of us who care about the future of workers in this country to say that we have a fundamental right to fight back. It’s hard to imagine, but there was a period in our history when…
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Why Share in Sacrifice If We Didn't Share in the Prosperity?
Writing at the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton says that the majority of Americans — blacks, whites, Latinos, gays, lesbians and seniors – cannot (and shouldn’t have to) pay the bill of the elite 2 percent by having “entitlement programs” eliminated or cut. When the great recession of 2008 struck, it hit some of…
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Keep Our Eyes on the Prize
Writing at EURWeb, the Rev. Al Sharpton presents a call to action for the next four years of the Obama oresidency. There were many who were surprised by the 2012 Presidential election. In simple terms, they didn’t expect us to show up; but we did, and we helped propel this President to victory for four…
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Re-Electing Obama, Moving Forward
Writing at the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton says that when we re-elected an African-American president, we chose to move forward. There’s no question that the 2012 election was a monumental victory for this president and for all those that fought tirelessly on the side of progress. But we must take this victory and…
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A Romney, Ryan Ticket Won't Help the Poor
This week’s census numbers on poverty in America might give some voters pause, since data shows that the number of poor families remained the same between 2010 and 2011. Still, Rev. Al Sharpton, in an op-ed at the Huffington Post, urges Americans to realize that despite the numbers, President Barack Obama has been able to…
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Pa. Voter-ID Ruling a Slap in the Face to Democracy
A Pennsylvania judge has upheld a Republican-supported voter-ID law, and the Rev. Al Sharpton argues at the Huffington Post that we must take action against “the ones who are attempting to block us.” Last week, Florida’s former Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer appeared on my TV show, Politics Nation on MSNBC, and candidly discussed how…
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Obama's Education Initiative Unlocks the Gate
The Rev. Al Sharpton, in a piece for the Huffington Post, says that President Obama’s executive order establishing the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans proves that he’s leading the charge to combat the greatest civil rights challenge of our time. The Executive Order creates a presidential commission on educational development for…
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Health Care and Eric Holder: The Good Shall Triumph
In a piece for the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton says that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act should teach us a lesson about perseverance that we can apply to the House contempt vote against Attorney General Eric Holder. By all accounts, Thursday was a momentous and notable day. The…
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Stop and Frisk Is the New Racial Profiling
In a piece for the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton says that the controversial policy must — and will — see its last days. On June 17th, Father’s Day, National Action Network (NAN) will be joined by the NAACP, the SEIU and 115 other organizations in a historic march down 5th Avenue in Manhattan…
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Trayvon and Tulsa: No More Inaction
The Rev. Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network, writes in a piece for the Huffington Post that the worst thing we could possibly do after coming together around Trayvon Martin’s killing and the Tulsa, Okla., shootings would be to walk away and do nothing. Most young people today have studied the stories of…
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