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Cuba heads to the polls: A primer on Cuban elections
December 7, 2017In order to understand democracy in Cuba, it is necessary to look beyond the many misperceptions and stereotypes promoted by the U.S. media.
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Unions, Dreamers to lawmakers: Attach Dream Act to money bill
December 7, 2017A hardline bloc of anti-everything Republicans, backed by President Trump’s own racist views, will kill the money bill if it has any Democratic priorities.
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Racist bus company: “You won’t feel like you’re in China on our buses”
December 7, 2017Using coded language, Suburban Express promised customers a ride with "passengers like you," rather than Asian students.
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Labor advocate Wendy Carrillo elected to California Assembly
December 7, 2017This Assembly race was the final stage of a cascade of other political events that started when California Senator Barbara Boxer retired.
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Santa goes on strike, demands Walmart bring back holiday pay
December 7, 2017"It’s time Walmart do the right thing and provide holiday pay for its 1.5 million workers—the same holiday pay it used to provide in 2015 before it decided to ‘Grinch’ it’s workers."
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