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  • With Nighttime Raids, Police Wage War on Black and Brown Families in New York

    By Ashoka Jegroo, Truthout | Report

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    Large-scale raids on public housing in New York City have left families and communities of color throughout the city divided, displaced and devastated. Like the myth of the "super predator," gang membership is used to justify massive state violence against young men of color. Now, families, activists and academics are uniting in order to fight back.

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  • An Outside-the-Doctor's-Office Approach to Health Care

    An Outside-the-Doctor's-Office Approach to Health Care

    By Daphne Miller, YES! Magazine | News Analysis

    It has become evident that efforts to expanding insurance coverage and retooling health care services under the Affordable Care Act are necessary but not sufficient to change health outcomes for vulnerable communities -- hence more outside-the-box approaches are needed like those at the Escambia Clinic in Pensacola, Florida. If Obamacare is repealed, these innovative efforts could fall by the wayside.

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  • Indigenous and Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump's Keystone XL Permit

    Indigenous and Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump's Keystone XL Permit

    By Mike Ludwig, Truthout | Report

    Environmental and Indigenous groups are digging in for a long fight against Trump, who is working to expand oil infrastructure and undo federal initiatives to mitigate climate disruption. Already, the administration faces two lawsuits over reversing Obama-era climate rules and issuing a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

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