Even those governed by Black elected officials have been reluctant to cut the force and increase social services.
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Do Transgender Students Have Rights to Equal Treatment in the Classroom?
An appellate court gets the facts wrong in an ill-conceived decision.
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One Signature From Joe Biden Could Help Thousands of Refugees
But he has hesitated on signing a presidential determination that would increase the number of refugees allowed to settle in the U.S. Why?
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⏩ David Dayen and Marcia Brown Discuss Rio Grande Controversy on The Young Turks
Executive editor David Dayen and writing fellow Marcia Brown discuss the controversial videos of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The Sackler Family’s Bankruptcy Scheme
Even though they have billions to spare, the Sacklers want a bankruptcy judge to let them off the hook for personal liability in the OxyContin scandal.
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Despite Border Patrol Denials, Questions Still Loom Over Rio Grande Video
Was an immigrant crossing genuine or staged?
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⏩ Marcia Brown Talks Immigration on The Majority Report
Writing fellow Marcia Brown talks about Title 42 and her Dispatches from the Border miniseries.
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Time to End the Presidential Pardon Power
Trump’s extreme corruption in selling pardons exposes an odd lapse in the Constitution. Its repeal could command bipartisan support.
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Did CNN Air a Staged Migrant Crossing of the Rio Grande?
An unusual video has been flagged by activists as deliberately manufactured to present a story of a border crisis, possibly with the participation of the Border Patrol.
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A Year of Border Lockdown, and Counting
How Biden is defending a Trump-era immigration policy