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What America’s voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights

Courier Newsroom - February 5, 2022

by Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history, new civil...

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The 13th Amendment’s fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery

Courier Newsroom - January 28, 2022

In this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in the prison’s cotton fields. Photo by Andrew...

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Congress is waiting on the CBO for its Build Back Better report

Courier Newsroom - November 17, 2021

You know they’re waiting, just anticipating … for CBO figures they don’t yet possess. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images – but how...

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Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill

Site Editor - November 6, 2021

The $1 trillion bill was a heavy lift for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (center). Next up: the budget reconciliation bill known as Build Back Better....

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