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Culture wars: Doing it 1990s-style

September 17, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Human Rights, LGBT, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Do you remember Pat Buchanan, the one-time Republican candidate who challenged incumbent President George H.W. Bush for the presidency in 1992?   As Adam Nagourney

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A Democratic platform progressives can believe in

September 5, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Economy, Employment, LGBT, Obama Leave a comment

The Democratic Party yesterday approved a progressive party platform that stands up for Medicare, Social Security, the right to organize, and marriage equality, The

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Democratic Party to take moral stand in support of gay marriage

August 13, 2012 Madonna Gauding LGBT, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

In unanimous decision on July 29, the drafting committee for the Democratic National Convention embraced marriage equality as part of the platform for the

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