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Demands grow to free ‘Grace,’ Black teen jailed over homework
August 3, 2020A Michigan judge’s outrageous sentence is only one of the latest examples of the immoral school to prison pipeline destroying the lives of young people across America.
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Illinois energy companies planning utility shutoff spree when moratorium expires
July 31, 2020They are determined to cut the cord on families who can’t pay up, but residents and activists are fighting back.
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Federal judge blocks use of public charge rule against immigrants
July 31, 2020“Attempting to effectively combat this plague has immediately come in conflict with the federal government’s new ‘public charge’ policy."
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GOP sneaks $8 billion for military weapons into coronavirus relief bill
July 31, 2020Apache helicopters and fighter bombers, in the minds of Republicans, are the way to fight the coronavirus.
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Trump’s call to delay election is the opening act of a coup
July 30, 2020He knows he can't really delay the vote, but Trump is laying the groundwork to refuse the outcome if he loses on Nov. 3.
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