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Law and Government
Murder keeps rising after unprecedented increase
Some observers wonder whether this spike in killings was caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but global crime data shows it…
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Politics
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Law and Government
Keith Ellison hopes Chauvin ‘takes time to learn something about man whose life he took’
Since Thursday, when ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin learned the penalty he would pay for his crime, a number of…
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Unyielding
Happy Juneteenth! Statues of George Floyd are unveiled
The color of the stars would represent all peoples of color.
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Unyielding
Biden has a knack for making any interraction with kids sound creepy
Maybe it's Joe Biden's well-documented history of inappropriate interactions with young children — his touchy-feely encounters — that give some…
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Media
So much for police reform: Gun battle erupts in George Floyd Square on anniversary of his death
If you're an advocate of police reform, nothing rains on your parade more than an impromptu raging gun battle.
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Law and Government
A year after George Floyd, America’s cities continue to search in vain for alternatives to cops
Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
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Law and Government
Has one of the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial opened the door to a mistrial?
The internet, as everyone should have learned by now, has a long memory. It remembers things we have long forgotten.…
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Education
The pain is too ‘fresh’: Students, parents at Pa. high school upset over assignment on Chauvin case
We've been down this road before. A well-meaning but misguided teacher hands out an assignment that students and parents find…
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Law and Government
Harvard jumped to conclusions about motive for police killings
A 2021 study by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics found that although blacks are arrested for serious nonfatal violent…
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Law and Government
Black-owned businesses in ‘George Floyd Square’ in desperate need of help … from police
This vicious circle has been repeated before, always with the same result.
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Politics
No sign that George Floyd was killed because of his race
Police killings are not usually due to racism. In 2020, only 27 of the 80 unarmed people killed by the…
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Law and Government
There’s no obvious evidence that George Floyd’s death was a case about race
'I do think that this was a genuinely complicated case. It is interesting that the jury returned a decision so…
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Law and Government
Teen who filmed Floyd arrest proclaims ‘justice has been served.’ Not so fast, say prominent blacks
'While today’s verdict may have been a necessary step on the road to progress, it was far from a sufficient…
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Law and Government
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Media
AP journo: ‘No violence’ during George Floyd riots but Trump supporters are dangerous
By K. Walker There’s media gaslighting and then there’s MEDIA GASLIGHTING. This is the latter. As the murder trial of…
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Law and Government
Shouldn’t ‘peaceful protesters’ in Minneapolis wait for a verdict before burning down the city again?
On Monday the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, is…
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Education
Teacher suspended for George Floyd reference in chemistry question
Administering prohibited speech doesn't work through knee-jerk reaction and retribution.
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Law and Government
The Guns of November
Last month, Fox Business reported, “Gun sales surged 135% year-over-year in July to about 2 million and have already matched all…
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Politics
Here’s a list of corporations funding the ‘defund the police’ movement
Both Black Lives Matter and Color of Change have seen a flood of corporate donations since George Floyd, a black…
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Economy
The twilight of great American cities is here. Can we stop it?
What is needed is a broad alliance among the remaining sane elements in cites, with a greater focus on protecting…
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Law and Government
Minn. non-profit bailing out George Floyd protesters also springing rapists and murderers
'I often don’t even look at a charge when I bail someone out.'
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Law and Government
Man arrested after photo of him kneeling on white toddler’s neck goes viral
Among the questions that remain is whether Black Lives Matter will publicly condemn this hideous stunt carried out in its…
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Law and Government
Poll: 66% of Americans think civilians should have power to sue police for using excessive force
President Donald Trump pledged in June that he would not consider signing any police reform law that includes measures eliminating qualified immunity.
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Law and Government
Why does Nancy Pelosi want to name her police reform bill after a late black comedian?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Friday that the police reform legislation that passed in the House almost entirely along party…
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Politics
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Law and Government
Pelosi blames GOP for murder of George Floyd in Democrat-run city
In practice judges often just rubberstamp requests for no-knock warrants, flouting the Fourth Amendment. So it makes sense for Congress…
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Business
National arm of Black Lives Matter spent millions on travel and consultants, records show
'All the while raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars from high-end speaking engagements and donations from foundations that support…
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Politics
NFL legend slams Biden for comparing George Floyd to MLK
'Someone inform Biden not to compare the death of Dr. King and George Floyd. He has been in office a…
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Law and Government
Complete body cam video reveals police being respectful toward Rayshard Brooks
After the commotion ends and presumably Brooks has been shot fleeing the scene, we hear the voice of a third-party…
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Foreign Affairs
Biden says MLK’s assassination ‘did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd’s death did’
'Even Dr. King’s assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd’s death did.'
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Law and Government
Uber racially discriminates in restaurant deliveries
The law forbids discriminating against a business based on the race of its owners or staff.
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