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#Blacklivesmatter Till They Don’t: Slavery’s Lasting Legacy
The historical value of black life and the casual killing of Eric Garner.
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10 Ways the System Is Rigged Against Justice for People Wrongly Killed by Cops
Why is the legal system so biased against holding abusive officers accountable?
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How Walmart and Home Depot Are Buying Huge Political Influence
Walmart and Home Depot are ranked among the top 100 political donors overall for the period since 1989, putting their fingerprints on tax and labor law.
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Congresswoman-Elect Mia Love: Personification of GOP Hypocrisy on Immigration
Much is made of her status as the first black Republican woman elected to Congress. Less attention is given to her likely status as an “anchor baby.”
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U.S. Supreme Court Could Decide Nation Status of Jerusalem
United States policy on the disputed city is illogical—for pragmatic reasons. SCOTUS shouldn’t interfere.
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Staggering Loss of Black Wealth Due to Subprime Scandal Continues Unabated
Two years after we last investigated the the foreclosure crisis in the most affluent black county in America, things aren’t exactly looking up—except, maybe, for the banks.
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Unpredictable Schedules Inflicted on Workers are Wrecking People’s Lives
This nationwide trend goes virtually undetected when we take the economy’s temperature each month.
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City Coffers, Not Police Budgets, Hit Hard By the High Cost of Brutality
If settlements for police misconduct on citizens came out of the funding for police, incidents of abuse would be reduced, experts say.
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Henry McCollum’s Innocence and the Stakes for Death Row Inmates in a Red State
When North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers repealed the Racial Justice Act, those on death row who were wrongfully convicted lost a crucial tool for getting a second chance.