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Oakland council resolution puts heat on county sheriff’s office
May 24, 2019The Oakland City Council has joined a rising chorus of demands by human rights and racial justice organizations and family members of inmates who have lost their lives or experienced abuse.
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Tenants give 30-day notice to landlord-tied lawmakers in Albany
May 17, 2019“I’ve lived my whole life — 25 years — without a single day of housing security. I grew up in one of the worst slumlord buildings in New York City. Eviction still hovers over us every...
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Don’t use infrastructure to divide along lines of race and class!
May 15, 2019Highways and roads have been used to enforce racial and class separation, infrastructure advocates remind us.
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Historic New Orleans paper suddenly shuts down
May 9, 2019The New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Crescent City’s oldest and until recently dominant newspaper, suddenly completely shut down on orders of its new owner.
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Native American communist topples incumbent council president in Wisconsin town
May 7, 2019“By admitting I’m a communist, I cast a beacon for those who oppose me, but also for those who agree with me."
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