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American justice now feels laughable
May 12, 2017Heard any good jokes lately? Desiree Fairooz did. But laughing at it got her thrown in jail.
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Trump’s big success? Trashing civil rights
May 10, 2017Trump is intent on rolling back the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, and the damage has already begun.
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When corporate and police misdeeds go viral
May 9, 2017For decades both businesses and law enforcement agencies have felt legally protected in their behavior toward customers and citizens, but the law is changing beneath their feet.
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Betsy DeVos has no business delivering graduation speech at an HBCU
May 8, 2017Bethune-Cookman, a historically black university in Florida, invited Betsy DeVos to deliver its commencement speech. Her policies are terrible for its students.
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Le Pen is defeated; the struggle for a new France continues
May 8, 2017French Communists celebrate the defeat of far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen and look toward building a strong left alternative for June legislative elections.
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