National
Discrimination against black students rampant in Louisiana school district
May 11, 2015One black eighth-grader spent six days in juvenile detention after being arrested for throwing Skittles candy at another student.
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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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“I’ll sit out the 2016 elections”: really?
May 7, 2015Announcements by candidates running for president are coming fast and furious; the 2016 election campaign has begun.
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