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Activism

The NYPD’s Bull Connor Moment

Misterbadexample - July 22, 2014 97

Music

The Weekend Music Thread-Afro-American Influence

KillgoreTrout - March 29, 2014 93

Activism

50 Years After The March on Washington, Racism Marches On

AdLib - August 26, 2013 7

Activism

Debating the Existence of Racism (and Gravity if We Have Time)

AdLib - July 16, 2013 79

Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – SoulTrain

KillgoreTrout - February 4, 2012 37

Huffington Post

The Tale of Two Women and the One Man Who Failed

Marion - August 9, 2011 6

History

The Rewriting of History–The States’ Rights Fable.

bito - December 1, 2010 49

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India and Pakistan Agree to a Cease-Fire After Kashmir Attack: What to Know

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What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.

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Tufts Student Returns to Massachusetts After 6 Weeks in Immigration Detention

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World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American

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How Front Pages Around the World Covered the Selection of Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo XIV Outlines Path for Catholic Church That Follows in Francis’ Steps

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See Historical Records Documenting the Pope’s Creole Roots in New Orleans

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How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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Margins of Error

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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India and Pakistan accuse each other of 'violations' after ceasefire deal

Delhi and Islamabad accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered after four days of cross-border attacks. [...]

European leaders pressure Russia over 30-day Ukraine ceasefire

France, Britain, Germany and Poland met President Vlodomyr Zelensky to discuss an unconditional ceasefire. [...]

Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus

The White House is "actively looking at" suspending the legal right to challenge detention. [...]

Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he's not 'America first'

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Taylor Swift criticises Lively-Baldoni court summons

The singer's representatives say the court summons was designed to create "tabloid clickbait". [...]

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Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI

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The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades. [...]

Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change

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Tag: African American

The NYPD’s Bull Connor Moment

The Weekend Music Thread-Afro-American Influence

50 Years After The March on Washington, Racism Marches On

Debating the Existence of Racism (and Gravity if We Have Time)

Weekend Music Thread – SoulTrain

The Tale of Two Women and the One Man Who Failed

…and Justice for All

The Rewriting of History–The States’ Rights Fable.

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