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The Real Reason Walmart U-Turned on Wages
By Curt Hopkins Retail powerhouse Walmart prides itself on providing customers with “everyday low prices.” But labor experts believe the retail giant scored itself a public relations bargain with a much-publicized but less-than-generous pay increase for some of its workers. … Continue reading
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Tagged business, income inequality, minimum wage, money, organized labor, politics, United States, Walmart
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Blaming Protesters for Ferguson Police Shootings Is a Deliberate Tactic | Alternet
By Terrell Jermaine Starr It was not too long after two police officers were shot in Ferguson, Mo. in the midst of an otherwise peaceful protest Wednesday night that law and order types sought to blame protesters for the crime. St. … Continue reading
Progress After Ferguson? Good Ideas Need Good Implementation
By Nelson Lim & Greg Ridgeway Two reports released by the U.S. Justice Department last week have thrust police-community relations back to the center of the national discourse. One clears former police officer Darren Wilson (PDF) in the shooting death … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Justice, Ferguson, Michael Brown shooting, police, Policing, race, racial bias
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How a Confused Mom Drove Through a White House Checkpoint and Ended Up Dead
By Jennifer Gonnerman At 2:13 p.m. on October 3, 2013—10 months before Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, nine months before Eric Garner was choked in Staten Island—a 34-year-old African American woman drove into a checkpoint in Washington, DC. Her car, a … Continue reading
Edits to Wikipedia pages on Bell, Garner, Diallo traced to 1 Police Plaza
By Kelly Weill http://flickr.com/photo/35034362831@N01/2456817669 Computers operating on the New York Police Department’s computer network at its 1 Police Plaza headquarters have been used to alter Wikipedia pages containing details of alleged police brutality, a review by Capital has revealed. … Continue reading
Univision Host Rodner Figueroa Fired Over Racist ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Comment Towards Michelle Obama
By Mandy Fridmann Univision host Rodner Figueroa was fired Wednesday after comparing first lady Michelle Obama’s appearance to that of someone from the cast of the “Planet of the Apes.” The Emmy-winning host was dismissed over the racist remark said … Continue reading
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson to resign: report
By Doyle Murphy The embattled chief of the Ferguson Police Department will resign on Wednesday, according to a report. Chief Tom Jackson will step down from his post leading the controversial squad less than one day after the city manager … Continue reading
Big Fast Food Opposes Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
By Ned Resnikoff A federal judge in Seattle heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the city’s $15 minimum wage on constitutional grounds. The International Franchise Association (IFA) — an industry group representing both small franchisees and powerful franchisors such … Continue reading
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Selfies allow black women to say we are here, and we are beautiful
By Syreeta McFadden When others recognize you being present in a world of wonder, you feel the joy of existence. That’s why we take selfies. They are pixelated bits of confection to remind us that we are all interconnected, no … Continue reading →