Fighting Poverty in the United States Americans of all income levels are facing an economic climate unlike any seen in several generations. And they are worried about their future. For many Americans, poverty was an abstract concept. Now it is all too real and imminent.
And yet there are things that can be done to help economically struggling Americans, policies that could actually cut the current poverty rate in half in the next 10 years. Read More >>
Civilrights.org is one of more than 11,000 blogs and websites participating in Blog Action Day 2008, an annual event in which bloggers around the world post about the same issue on the same day to raise awareness and spark a global discussion. This year's topic is poverty.
President Signs Bill to Authorize Re-Examination of Murders from the Civil Rights Era On October 7, President Bush signed the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 into law, which directs the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in criminal civil rights violations from the civil rights era. (October 9, 2008)
Justice Department Testifies in Senate Judiciary Committee on Voter Protection The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on September 9 to see how the Justice Department is preparing for the 2008 election. The committee asked witnesses from the Justice Department what steps the department is taking ensure that eligible voters are not kept from voting. (October 1, 2008)
