Politics
#ShutDownSTEM: Scientists strike, halt research to focus on Black lives
June 11, 2020The STEM academic research community held a work-stoppage in response to the mass uprising following Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the countless other police murders.
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Voter suppression in Georgia portends catastrophe for November
June 10, 2020In the Georgia primaries, voters in African-American areas waited in line for hours, forcing many to give up in yet another GOP move to rig results.
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‘Justice for George Floyd’ petition sets record: 17 million names
June 10, 2020There are petitions, and there are petitions…and then there’s the petition by started by a 15-year-old Portland, Ore., girl.
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Stephen Smith, progressive W.V. candidate, turns campaign into anti-COVID battalion
June 9, 2020Whoever wins will face well-entrenched and well-financed Republican incumbents in now mostly red West Virginia.
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Black lawmakers in California set goals: Study reparations, revive affirmative action
June 9, 2020Also among the measures introduced is a proposal to restore voting rights to those serving parole.
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