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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Eric Garner Protests Fill the Streets From New York to Chicago to San Francisco
Many thousands took to the streets of New York City on Thursday night to protest the non-indictment of white New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo, whose illegal choke hold led to the death of Eric Garner.
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How Missouri's White Establishment Convinced America to Take Darren Wilson's Side
The Ferguson grand jury process was merely a formality, as there was never any intent to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown.
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Ferguson Police Spend Big on Riot Gear Bracing for New Protests
St. Louis County police have spent $173,000 since August on teargas, grenades and "less lethal" ammunition in fears of an escalation of protests if officer Darren Wilson is not criminally indicted.
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Marching Nationwide, Activists Demand Full Data on Americans Killed By Police
The coalition was set to deliver more than 200,000 signatures to the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice, calling for transparency and justice in police killings.
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Weekend of Resistance Becomes Moral Monday As St. Louis Protests Surge
About 500 protesters shouted slogans at riot police in St. Louis overnight into Monday morning near the climax of four days of street rallies and sit-ins over the two police shootings.
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Albuquerque Creates New Civilian Police Oversight Agency In Response To Killings
The decision comes after a Department of Justice report showed city police routinely engage in unconstitutional policing – and that a majority of recent fatal shootings were unjustified.
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35 Arrested As Police Block Ferguson Highway Protest, and New Video of Killing Is Released
Three dozen people were arrested during a largely peaceful protest near Interstate 70
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Honoring Slain Alex Nieto, San Francisco Marches In Solidarity with Ferguson
Five months after the police killing of 28-year-old Alejandro Nieto, protesters are returning to the streets Friday to demand justice – from San Francisco to Ferguson, Missouri.
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Ferguson Is What Happens When White Suburban Cops Get Weapons Of War
Michael Brown’s shooting was one thing. The protests are another. But military might does not belong on Main Street.
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Protesters Defy Martial Law-Like Crackdown In Ferguson
"We have a right to assemble, a right to freedom. But here we are facing what looks like a military imposing martial law. It is not acceptable."
