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Senate Democrats Boil Over Laken Riley Missteps

Alexander Bolton The Hill
“There is huge concern because we’re talking about the mandatory imprisonment based on an accusation without a person even being charged, let alone being convicted, and this applies to kids,” one senator said.

This Week in People’s History, Jan 22–28

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Drawing of soldiers shooting demonstrators in St. Petersburg
The Long, Long, Road to Revolution (1905), ‘Can’t Nobody Lick Us’ (1940), Voter Suppression Meets Its Match (1965), Fluoride’s Safe to Drink, Period (1945), Designing the Trail of Tears (1825)