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But the persistence of racially biased policing means that unless American policing reckons with its racist roots, it is likely to keep repeating mistakes of the past.

The disproportionate focus on corruption of national leaders distracts from the systemic theft of national wealth by multinational corporations

The phrase is seeping into mainstream media discourse, a far cry from its former days as an extremist catch phrase, and it’s creating a dangerous situation with an ominous historical context.

This has happened in full view of the world for 30 years while he sold 100 million albums, opened the winter Olympics. ... It all happened as everybody watched and nobody did anything." - Jim DeRogatis

What happens when new leaders run for office and beat an eight-term incumbent? In the Baltimore Teachers Union, it seems, the incumbent tries for a second bite at the apple.

In jumping from 1988 to 1990, “Pose” is now necessarily tackling the urgency of the AIDS crisis and its devastating ripple effects throughout the communities the show has so lovingly portrayed.

Since it was originally filed in 2015, the Obama administration had also tried to stop this case, arguing that these are issues suited to the executive and legislative branches, not the courts.

"What brings us together is our view that as prosecutors we should not and will not criminalize healthcare decisions such as these."

The House bill, which has unified support from the state’s unions, would let unions charge non-members “reasonable costs” for representing them in a grievance or arbitration proceeding.

Bernie Sanders links Hitler’s murder of his family to his fight against occupation of Palestinians.