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The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action
In North Carolina, we have heard this before, and lived through the bloody consequences of white terrorist rhetoric.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
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August 16, 2016
If You Want to Know the Truth About the Criminal-Justice System, Talk to This Private Investigator
In this age of racial profiling, mandatory sentencing, and execution-by-cop, defending people is nearly impossible.
Judith Coburn
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August 16, 2016
North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote
After courts restored a week of early voting, Republicans are now brazenly cutting early-voting hours.
Ari Berman
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August 16, 2016
Is Angela Corey the Cruelest Prosecutor in America?
The woman who failed to convict Trayvon Martin’s killer is putting hundreds of kids in prison, and dozens of people on death row.
Jessica Pishko
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August 15, 2016
India’s New Child-Labor Loophole
India’s new child-labor bill is a cause for celebration for the bosses, not children and human-rights advocates.
Michelle Chen
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August 15, 2016
The ‘Ground’ in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Means Any Place a White Person Is Nervous
It’s not just about property anymore.
Patricia J. Williams
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August 11, 2016
Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights
These are significant wins, across six states—but 15 other states still have restrictions in place for the fall elections.
the Editors
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August 8, 2016
The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today
Just as past public policies created the racial wealth gap, current policy widens it.
Joshua Holland
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August 8, 2016
A Tale of Two Pictures
Black Lives Matter resists definition and is full of contradictions, but that’s where its power lies.
Joshua Clover
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August 8, 2016
Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard
Even without citizenship, undocumented immigrants have a big impact on our democracy.
Michelle Chen