U.S.
President’s push for trans-Pacific trade deal hard to fathom
May 11, 2015Obama's attempt to hammer through a multination "trade" agreement with Pacific Ocean rim nations is hard to understand.
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Cuomo acts to protect exploited nail salon workers
May 11, 2015Gov. Cuomo is creating a task force to investigate nail salons around New York, following a report of widespread exploitation.
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Ending racism key to U.S. justice, says Detroit law professor
May 11, 2015A failing criminal justice system proves that we are not living in a "post-racial" era.
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Antidotes to inequality — time for some $58,000 traffic tickets?
May 6, 2015The protests that followed last year's deadly Ferguson police shooting have revealed how local courts are gouging poor people on fines for minor offenses.
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Cinco de Mayo, USA-style
May 5, 2015One of my great-grandfathers was helping organize Cinco de Mayo events in Tucson by the early 1880s.
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