The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Over 100 Arrests Made Nationwide in Black Lives Matter Protests
Protests have engulfed the country with renewed fervor.
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Michael Brown’s Mom, on Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
Death isn’t pretty for anyone, but what these families now face is the horror of seeing their loved one die over and over, in public, in such a violent way.
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Prison Labor Revolts Shake the Foundations of the Corporate State, Part I
Prison protests slated for the 45th anniversary of the Attica uprising include a nationally coordinated prisoner work stoppage.
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Black Man Shot and Killed By Police Officer in Minnesota, Aftermath Streamed on Facebook
Another day in America, another unarmed Black man murdered by police.
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Outrage after video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally shooting a black man
Another unarmed Black man was been murdered by police.
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What Activist Jasmine Richards's "Lynching" Conviction Means for Black Lives Matter
Richards is the first African American to be convicted of "felony lynching," a technical term in California penal code referring to "the taking by means of a riot of another person from the lawful custody of a peace officer."
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In Black Lives Matter's shift to economic issues, echoes of Black Panthers
Nearly two years after people took to the streets in Ferguson to protest the killing of Michael Brown, the nationwide movement has broadened its focus to community empowerment in ways reminiscent of the Black Panthers of the 60s.
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The Afterbern: “He’s Not Moving A Party to the Left – He's Moving A Generation to the Left”
Without Occupy, Black Lives Matter, the Fight for $15, the mobilization of teachers and nurses, immigrant movements, and many other struggles, there would never have been a Bernie Sanders campaign.
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This Michigan House Candidate Wants to Bring Material Democracy To Detroit
Dennis Black is a revolutionary running for office in Michigan, who says we need grassroots activists to re-make the law.
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ACLU Of Oregon Condemns State’s Surveillance Of Black Lives Matter Activists
Monitoring the social media use of BLM activists is an example of "how the level of trust between law enforcement and communities of color has been so damaged," the civil rights group says.
