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Islanders Pushed Out For U.S. Base Hope For End To 40-Year Exile
By Ari Shapiro One of the most important American military bases in the world sits in the middle of the Indian Ocean on an atoll called Diego Garcia. It’s the largest of the Chagos Islands, a British territory far from … Continue reading
Home Health Workers Are an Invisible Force in the ‘Fight for $15’ Movement
By Nigel Roberts Labor forces are planning the largest rally in decades—their latest effort in an uprising against low wages. On April 15 these workers will join their voices to demand a $15-per-hour living wage from rich industries that they … Continue reading
Why We Must Fight for 15 and a Union
By Angel Rivera My name is Angel Rivera. Like the Fight for 15 workers who are protesting across the country today, I know what it’s like to work hard, but be unable to get by because of poverty wages and … Continue reading
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Tagged business, employment, income inequality, jobs, life, minimum wage, minimum wage increase, money, United States, Working poor
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Khalil Muhammad: To Stop Police Killings, Transform the Political Culture That Threatens Black Lives
Protests were held from coast to coast on Tuesday in a day of action against police violence and racial profiling. The protests came as the sheriff’s reserve deputy, who fatally shot Eric Harris in Oklahoma, turned himself in to authorities. … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, police, police violence, race, Tamir Rice, United States, Walter Scott
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Walter Scott, Thomas Slager, and the Myth of Police Reform
By Ta-Nehisi Coates There is a tendency, when examining police shootings, to focus on tactics at the expense of strategy. One interrogates the actions of the officer in the moment trying to discern their mind-state. We ask ourselves, “Were they … Continue reading
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Driving While Black Has Actually Gotten More Dangerous in the Last 15 Years
By Jaeah Lee Walter Scott’s death in South Carolina, at the hands of now-fired North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, is one of several instances from the past year when a black man was killed after being pulled over while … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, driving while black, law, police, race, United States
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Chelsea’s Invisible Hand
By Kenneth P. Vogel As her mother prepared to launch her second campaign for the presidency, Chelsea Clinton’s staff was compiling an email chronicling the former first daughter’s growing public profile and influence within the family’s sprawling global philanthropy. Sent … Continue reading
Will Jay-Z lead artists into a powerful new digital era?
By Ashahed M. Muhammad Jay-Z rarely uses social media so when he used his Twitter account to communicate with his 3.1 million followers, people kind of knew something was brewing. It was seen as a major move when the Hip … Continue reading
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Tagged business, digital music, entertainment, Jay-Z, money, music, Pandora, Rhapsody, Spotify, technology, TIDAL
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What Is the Bronx, Anyway?
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells The Bronx, Anthony Bourdain said this fall on an episode of Parts Unknown devoted to the borough, “is a big blank space in a lot of people’s minds. Including me and I live, what, ten minutes away.” … Continue reading →