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We are left wondering on what planet does distraught black man Keenan Anderson begging "Please help me" to police become "Please brutishly kill me"?

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“These are general statements, OK? But women are more collaborative. Women are not as transactional. And I think women focus on different issues,” Bass said. “I think women tend to lead differently.”

Mike Davis died this week. Often misread as a “prophet of doom,” the Marxist historian was actually an optimist and a dreamer.

While the timing of the release raises questions, we must not forget to ask: Who benefits? Why was it made? Who released the audio? Who made it? What was their goal? Do we really want to heal?

The current crisis has unleashed unleashed a firestorm of protest that could further divide the city’s communities. But it is also a chance to forge real unity in opposition to the city’s long-standing power brokers.

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The right is winning, the center is spinning, the left's battle is just beginning

"We really would like to see the state step in... Now is a moment to push for limited-equity co-ops and community land trusts as an alternative."