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Discrimination against black students rampant in Louisiana school district

May 11, 2015 By Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

One black eighth-grader spent six days in juvenile detention after being arrested for throwing Skittles candy at another student.

President’s push for trans-Pacific trade deal hard to fathom

May 11, 2015 By William Spriggs

Obama's attempt to hammer through a multination "trade" agreement with Pacific Ocean rim nations is hard to understand.

Cuomo acts to protect exploited nail salon workers

May 11, 2015 By Combined Sources

Gov. Cuomo is creating a task force to investigate nail salons around New York, following a report of widespread exploitation.

Ending racism key to U.S. justice, says Detroit law professor

May 11, 2015 By John Rummel

A failing criminal justice system proves that we are not living in a "post-racial" era.

Antidotes to inequality — time for some $58,000 traffic tickets?

May 6, 2015 By Sam Pizzigati

The protests that followed last year's deadly Ferguson police shooting have revealed how local courts are gouging poor people on fines for minor offenses.