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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Black Lives Matter Movement Sees Series of Victories In Midwest Elections
The protest movement that formed in response to deadly shootings of African Americans by police saw oustings of prosecutors in Chicago and Cleveland on Wednesday.
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It Takes A Flint To Start A Fire
It takes something truly egregious to catalyze public action – we all now know the harm that was done and the toxic combination of neglect and manipulation that led to it. Will Flint be the tipping point?
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Latino Lives Matter: Stop Ignoring the Police Killings of Latinos In America
Few police shootings of Latinos make national headlines – a lack of attention and outrage that stems from a poor understanding of the history of state violence against them in the U.S.
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Message From Minneapolis: The Time To Reinvest in Poor Communities Is Now
American taxpayers spend $126 billion a year to fund police departments nationwide – but in places like Minneapolis, black people are underprotected and overpoliced, and politicians can no longer ignore the surging wave of activism.
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Why Is the Media Ignoring High School Activism?
America may be facing a wave of student protest to a degree not seen since the 1960s – but while the media focuses on college campuses, very few journalists are acknowledging the activism that has been occurring at the high school level.
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Cleveland Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Will Not Face Criminal Charges
The white police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, an African American 12-year-old, will not face criminal charges, it was announced on Monday – more than a year after the shooting in Cleveland.
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“Say Their Names"–Abused Women of Color Seek Justice Across North America
More than 1,200 indigenous women were either murdered or went missing in Canada from 1980 to 2012.
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Why Cops Can’t Be Trusted with Video of Shootings
We need to radically rethink how digital evidence should be handled when cops kill.
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Justice Department to Open Ferguson-Style Inquiry Into Chicago PD
U.S. attorneys will investigate whether the police department systemically engaged in constitutional violations of policing.
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Why Protests Haven't Stopped Over Minneapolis Police Killing Of Jamar Clark
Activists are calling not only for justice for Clark but also for an end to racist policing and unequal socioeconomic structures throughout the city and state.
