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'Chilling Harbinger' for November as Georgia Primary Plagued by Long Lines and Voting Machines Problems
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Reports of hourslong lines, issues with voting machines, and not enough
poll workers in Georgia Tuesday led advocates to warn that problems with
the state's primary election foreshadow what could happen nationwide in
November's general election.
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Progressive Democrat Charles Booker Gains Steam Against 'Pro-Trump Democrat' Amy McGrath in Bid to Take Down McConnell
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As progressive Kentucky state legislator Charles Booker picked up key
endorsements Tuesday in his primary bid for Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat,
Democratic strategists in the state questioned whether moderate Amy
McGrath's victory in the upcoming election is a "foregone conclusion."
Save the Insects, Save the Farmers, Save Ourselves: New Global Report Calls for End of Industrial Agriculture
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The evidence is clear: pesticide use is wiping out insect populations
and ecosystems around the world, and threatening food production."
'Powerful Advocate for a Progressive Agenda': Sanders Endorses Jamaal Bowman's Bid to Unseat Hawkish Democrat Eliot Engel
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Jamaal understands that low-income families are locked out of
opportunity and a decent life due to a system that is rigged to benefit
the wealthy."
'Who Does This Protect?' Minnesota Authorities Admit Officers Slashed Car Tires During Protests
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Medics over there. News crews. Random people that were just here to
protest and—tires slashed."
'This Is the Problem' Say Critics as Police Union Recruits Fired Officers to New Jobs in Florida
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A Florida police organization's promise to hire any officers who are
fired or who leave their jobs amid the nationwide uprising over police
brutality was indicative of a toxic law enforcement community that
rewards severe misconduct, critics said Tuesday.
'Your Turn, Amazon and Microsoft': Civil Liberties Advocates Applaud IBM Decision to Ditch Facial Recognition
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This huge IBM move will force other large tech companies to take a
stand, even if their silence is their statement."
As Uprising Spreads Across US, Scholars Argue Economic Transformation and Solidarity Key to Achieving Racial Justice
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by Jon Queally & Jessica Corbett
"Our only hope for our collective liberation," writes Michelle
Alexander, "is a politics of deep solidarity rooted in love."
'Truly Despicable': Critics Pounce After Trump Tweets Conspiracy Theories About 75-Year-Old Victim of Police Brutality Martin Gugino
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Trump blames victim of police brutality for police brutality."
'Police Have Been Letting Us Live in Peace,' Says Trump as Activists Catalogue Nearly 600 Videos of Officer Violence Against Protesters
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This kind of documentation serves as a counter-narrative to repeated
denials of responsibility from the police, who are routinely claiming
protesters were the ones to grow violent first."
In Age of Unrest and Economic Decline, Critics Cry Foul as GOP Refuse to Provide Additional Covid-19 Aid for Suffering Communities
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Communities of color can't wait for you to slow walk more coronavirus
aid."
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Police Reform Was Never Going to Be Easy—But Now's the Time
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by Jesse Jackson
What has been missing is will, not ideas. And now, as the demonstrations
reveal, Americans—black and white, young and old—are demanding change.
Defund the Police, Defund the Military
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
For too long, we have let cynical politicians and business leaders
divide and rule us, funding police and the Pentagon over real human
needs, pitting us against each other at home and leading us off to wars
against our neighbors abroad.
Media Are Slowly Starting to Be Serious About Police Violence
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by Bryce Greene
Only sustained media attention to such abuses will create the conditions
for ongoing calls for justice to be answered.
Neoliberal Capitalism Depends on White Supremacy
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by Miles Mogulescu
American oligarchs have led a five decade-long, well-funded campaign to
convince whites that safety net programs, taxes on the wealthy, unions,
and government regulations were not in the interest of whites but were
just designed to help blacks and other minorities.
Why Covid-19 Racial Disparities Make the Case for Medicare for All
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by Dean E. Robinson
Though it won't solve all our problems, expanding Medicare to all people
is an essential demand if we want to advance health equity in the United
States.
Big Bank CEOs Want to ‘Listen’ to Black Communities. They Should Return Their Stolen Wealth Instead.
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by Richard Eskow
There's a whole lot of Wall Street listening going on, but not much
doing.
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ACLU, BLM Seek Emergency Court Order Barring Use of Chemical Weapons on Protesters in Seattle
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Georgia’s Toxic Primary Mess Is Unacceptable in Any Democracy
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People’s Action Endorses New York Movement Politics Candidates
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Exposed: 3,000% Increase in Aliso Canyon Use Under Gov. Newsom - Despite His Promises for “Expedited” Shut Down
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DPA Urges Congress to Strengthen Police Reform Bill
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