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The Economics of Ferguson: Emerson Electric, Municipal Fines, Discriminatory Policing
By Walter Johnson Take a walk along West Florissant Avenue, in Ferguson, Missouri. Head south of the burned-out Quik Trip and the famous McDonalds, south of the intersection with Chambers, south almost to the city limit, to the corner of … Continue reading
How the NYPD Is More Humane to Coyotes Than African-Americans
By Shaun King This morning I saw a weird headline in the New York Times that really piqued my interest: “Coyote Roams Upper West Side, With Officers in Pursuit.” Of course, I had to click it and see if it … Continue reading
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How Slavery Gave Capitalism Its Start
By Eric Herschthal Capitalism in the U.S. owes much of its start to slavery, which in turn owed much of its success to government handouts. Perhaps the most durable myth about slavery is that it was utterly incompatible with capitalism. Well … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, business, capitalism, economic power, economy, race, slavery, United States
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Walmart shareholders will not get to vote on gender pay gap proposal
By Jana Kasperkevic Thanks to a no-action letter from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Walmart was allowed to block a shareholder vote on a resolution that would require it to disclose any gender pay gap. The resolution was not … Continue reading
Three Years on Rikers Without Trial
By Jennifer Gonnerman In the early hours of Saturday, May 15, 2010, ten days before his seventeenth birthday, Kalief Browder and a friend were returning home from a party in the Belmont section of the Bronx. They walked along Arthur … Continue reading
The Murderous Scam White Elites Have Perpetrated on Blacks and Whites for at Least 4 Centuries
By Chauncey DeVega The idea of “whiteness” as a strict racial category superior to others is an invention of Europeans, who needed to legitimate and normalize a system of white on black chattel slavery, global empire, and colonialism as being … Continue reading
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Freddie Gray was not in seatbelt during fatal arrest, police confirm
By Oliver Laughland Freddie Gray had no seatbelt on in the police van where he was placed in handcuffs and later put in leg irons, police said as they confirmed the possible breach of protocol forms part of their investigation … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Freddie Gray, Freddie Gray murder, police abuse, race, United States
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Here’s Why Loretta Lynch’s Confirmation Is Important for National Security
By Molly O’Toole The Justice Department’s primary national security jobs were awaiting confirmation – even as 3 Americans were killed in a drone strike. At the beginning of April, Muhanad Mahmoud al Farekh appeared in federal court in Brooklyn to … Continue reading
How the War on Drugs Contributes to the ‘1.5 Million Missing Black Men’
By Tony Newman On Monday, the New York Times published a deeply upsetting piece titled, “1.5 Million Missing Black Men.” According to the Times, “Black women who are 25 to 54 and not in jail outnumber black men in that … Continue reading
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