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5 Acts of Terror By the People We Chose to Protect Us
By Paul Bucheit Every clear-thinking American knows that education and jobs are needed more than armed guards in poor neighborhoods. But average Americans are led to believe in a terrorist threat that may or may not exist, and that in any … Continue reading
9/11: What Didn’t Change
By David Corn It changed everything. That’s the mantra that emerged from the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001. In certain areas of our collective lives, it was an accurate description. Security concerns increased. The United States went to war … Continue reading
The Real Story of Detroit’s Economy — Good Things Are Really Happening in Motown
By Frank Joyce As a life-long Detroiter who has lived both in the city and the suburbs, I’ve been fascinated by the media frenzy over Detroit’s bankruptcy. Like most big news topics these days, Detroit has become a screen onto which … Continue reading
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New Yorkers to get pay bump in 2014
By Nazish Dholakia Workers in New York City will see their pay tick upward in 2014, according to a survey by Aon Hewitt.Working New Yorkers will get a salary bump of 2.8%, up from 2.6% in 2013. But the expected increase still falls short … Continue reading
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Why Its Easier To Buy An Assault Weapon Than To Vote, In One Graphic
By Igor Volsky & Adam Peck On Wednesday, in a speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Bill Clinton connected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I have a dream” speech to the struggles still facing … Continue reading
White House announces new executive actions on guns
By Carrie Dann The White House on Thursday announced two executive actions that it says will close loopholes that allow the most dangerous types of firearms from falling into the wrong hands. The new policies come as legislative action on … Continue reading
Ten Ways Criminal Justice Is One Of The Great Civil Rights Crises Of Our Time
By Nicole Flatow The last few months have issued several potent reminders that racism still pervades our criminal justice system, as even some prominent and powerful American black leaders publicly professed that they had to warn their young sons about … Continue reading
Raising kids on McDonald’s wages: ‘Some days I’ve been up for 48 hours’
Latoya Jemes was working the drive-thru line at a McDonald’s in downtown Memphis one night when a man leaned out of his car window and asked if she’d be interested in taking part in a strike. Jemes hadn’t heard about the … Continue reading
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America cares for you – until you start asking questions
By Gary Younge When Ray Kelly, the man Barack Obama is currently considering to lead homeland security, was the New York City police commissioner, he allegedly had a policy of terrorising black and Latino neighbourhoods. A hearing into the city’s … Continue reading →