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Low-Wage Workers On Federal Contracts Keep Up Pressure With 3rd Strike
By Alan Pyke Service workers at Washington D.C.’s Union Station are walking off the job Thursday morning to protest the federal government’s failure to ensure the companies it contracts with pay a livable wage. The strike is the third in eight … Continue reading
Part-Time Workers Say Schedules Are Getting More Erratic
By Marilyn Geewax In the 1980s, a popular fast-food commercial touted chicken-breast sandwiches — and mocked chicken nuggets sold by competitors. In the ad, a competitor’s doofus clerk explains nuggets. “All the parts are crammed into one big part,” he said. … Continue reading
The Zimmerman Acquittal: America’s Racist God
By Anthea Butler The not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case has me thinking a lot about a book I first encountered in seminary, Is God a White Racist?, by the Rev. Dr. Bill Jones. As a budding seminary student, … Continue reading
Our real problem is white rage
By Edward Wyckoff Williams If there is no justice, there can be no peace. But in the American South it seems white folks suddenly believe that decorum and charm are a proper response to unspeakable acts of violence and unconscionable … Continue reading
A crisis for the very old: They’re outliving their assets
By Michael Hiltzik As if you haven’t been scared enough by the projections that most Americans haven’t saved enough to maintain their lifestyles as they enter retirement, here’s something even more terrifying: Nearly half of all Americans will outlive their … Continue reading
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Jahars World
By Janet Reitman Our hearts go out to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and our thoughts are always with them and their families. The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and … Continue reading
Is stand your ground unique to the United States?
By Brian Palmer Jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial discussed Florida’s “stand your ground” law before reaching a not guilty verdict on Saturday, according to juror B37. The controversial law eliminates the obligation to retreat before using deadly force … Continue reading
Justifiable Homicides: Black Defendants Rarely Get Self-Defense Ruling
By Danielle C. Belton It doesn’t hurt to have a little white privilege on your side. If you can get it. And George Zimmerman got the most out of what privilege he had after being found not guilty in the … Continue reading
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We’re Still Trying to Be at Home
By Jack White No one is more American than I am. Our country’s history is inscribed on my genes. Some of my ancestors came here on slave ships. One arrived on The Mayflower. Others fought in the Revolution and the … Continue reading →