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Lawsuit, avalanche of criticism, greets Georgia’s Jim Crow voting law
March 26, 2021The law codifies an authoritarian attack on the most fundamental aspect of a democracy – the right of the people to choose their leaders.
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With rural whites massively outnumbering Black voters, Kentucky Republicans make voting easier
March 26, 2021Kentucky is less than 9% African American, so unlike in Georgia, Republican legislators here saw no need to curb minority voting.
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U.S. military had ‘clandestine burning’ of toxic chemicals in low-income neighborhoods, study finds
March 26, 2021"In defiance of common sense and environmental expertise, the Department of Defense (DOD) has enlisted poor communities across the U.S. as unwilling test subjects in its toxic experiment."
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House panel OKs pro-worker bills
March 26, 2021One measure would sharply reduce workplace violence.
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Oakland, Marin County to launch pilot programs for guaranteed income
March 26, 2021“The poverty we all witness today is not a personal failure,” Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said, “it is a systems failure.”
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